In our news wrap Wednesday, Kenyan troops combed the Nairobi mall to ensure the site was secure after a four-day battle against al-Shabab militants, with a confirmed death toll of 72. Also, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in a rural part…
Kenya Forces Faced Well-Prepared Attackers in Mall With Many Hiding Places…
While the Kenyan authorities have announced the end of the siege at a Nairobi mall, troops there still face work of clearing and searching the area. Judy Woodruff talks to Nicholas Kulish of The New York Times, who explains the…
Can Kenya Handle the Threat of a 'Much More Lethal' al-Shabab?…
Kenyan Foreign Minister: Attack Strengthens Resolve to 'Uproot' al-Shabab…
Kenyan Government Claims It Has 'Control' in Deadly Standoff With al-Shabab…
Al-Shabab, or “the Youth,” is an al-Qaida-linked militant group and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization fighting for the creation of a fundamentalist Islamic state in Somalia.
The central terrorist organization al-Qaida is in the border area of Afghanistan and Pakistan. But its affiliates of all sorts -- from loosely organized fighters acting on local grievances, to militant groups who adhere to al-Qaida's mission -- have spread…
The humanitarian crisis in Somalia continues to deepen by the day. A recent spate of kidnappings of relief workers is preventing aid from reaching those most in need, and now troops from neighboring Kenya have entered Somalia to try to…
Al-Shabab took responsibility for a truck bomb that rammed a checkpoint Tuesday near the education ministry in Mogadishu, Somalia, as students and parents were crowding in to learn about scholarships. Ray Suarez discusses that attack that killed at least 70…
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