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CCTV footage: A suspected assailant in the Nairobi hoel attack (Kenyans)
The Somalia-based al-Qaeda linked terror group al-Shabaab attacked the
luxury hotel Dusit-D2 in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, killing at least
15.
Al-Shabaab is considered the deadliest terrorist organization in
Africa, and has conducted several spectacular terrorist attacks in
Somalia and Kenya.
The attack on Tuesday came three years to the day after al-Shabaab
extremists attacked a Kenyan military base in neighboring Somalia,
killing scores of people.
Tuesday's attack comes on the third anniversary, to the day,
of an al-Shabaab ambush on the El-Adde camp in Somalia,
killed 170 Kenyan soldiers.
In April 2015, al-Shabaab killed 147 students at the Garissa
University College in Kenya. ( "3-Apr-15 World View -- Al-Shabaab kills 147 mostly Christian students in Kenya school"
)
Al-Shabaab also conducted the horrific three-day terror attack on
Nairobi's upscale Westgate Mall, killing 67 people. ( "23-Sep-13 World View -- Minnesota link to Kenya shopping mall attack raises U.S. fears"
)
The reason that the Westgate Mall attack lasted for three days is that
the Nairobi police were ill-prepared to respond to it, and received a
great deal of criticism as a result. The Dusit hotel is less than 2
km away from the Westgate mall. Tuesday's attack on the Dusit hotel
was handled more efficiently by Nairobi's police, though it still
lasted several hours.
CCTV footage has emerged showing that there were four assailants who
carried out the attack. The hotel is in a supposedly very secure part
of Nairobi, but the attackers gained acccess to the hotel by hurling
grenades at the security officers manning the gate.
The Dusit hotel complex consists of a number of buildings, and many of
the buildings were attacked. Police went from building to building
and rescued hundreds of people who were trapped in hotel rooms or
offices.
One of the CCTV images captured what appears to be a US Navy SEAL
rescuing civilians and then returning to the scene of the fighting.
The Pentagon has US special forces in a number of countries in Africa,
describing their mission as "advising and assisting." In Kenya, the
US has a small presence at Camp Simba, where they reportedly train
naval special forces.
Al-Shabaab has vowed retribution against Kenya for sending troops to
Somalia since 2011. The al-Qaeda-linked group has killed hundreds of
people in Kenya, which has been targeted more than any other of the
six countries providing troops to an African Union force in Somalia.
Kenyans and AP
and The Star (Kenya) and Business Insider
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**** Al-Shabaab continues to threaten eastern Africa
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Al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based terror group that has pledged allegiance
to al-Qaeda. In 2014, they debated changing allegiance to ISIS but
rejected the change, resulting in the formation of a small splinter
group. The group conducts massive terror attacks in Somalia, Kenya
and Tanzania. It has an estimated 3,000-6,000 members, including
members that it has successfully recruited from the Somalia diaspora
in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the case of the Westgate Mall attack,
three terrorists were from the United States, including two are the
Somali community in the twin cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) region
of Minnesota.
Al-Shabaab's predecessors have been around in Somalia since the 1980s.
During the 2000s, they were responsible for numerous pirate attacks on
vessels off the coast of eastern Africa. Since 2007, the African
Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), consisting of troops from Kenya,
Burundi, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone, have targeted the group. US drone
strikes and airstrikes have killed several of the group's leaders.
Al-Shabaab's targets are usually governmental, with the stated goal of
ejecting Western influence and converting Somalia into an Islamic
Sharia state.
The UN Security Council had ordered the withdrawal of AMISOM troops
starting in October of last year, after which Somalia security forces
were expected to begin taking over. However, the withdrawal was
postponed until February of this year. However, a recent spate of
successful attacks, despite the presence of AMISOM troops, has given
credence to the view that Somalia security forces are too weak to
take over, and the departure of AMISOM would result in the complete
al-Shabaab takeover of Somalia. Jamestown (12-Oct-2018) and Council of Foreign Affairs (11-Dec-2018) and International Crisis Group (21-Sep-2018)
Related Articles:
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Kenya, Nairobi, Somalia, al-Shabaab,
Dusit-D2 hotel, Westgate Mall, El-Adde camp,
Garissa University College, Westgate Mall, Minneapolis,
African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM,
Burundi, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Somalia terror group al-Shabaab attacks Nairobi, Kenya, hotel complex
- Al-Shabaab continues to threaten eastern Africa
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**** Somalia terror group al-Shabaab attacks Nairobi, Kenya, hotel complex
****
CCTV footage: A suspected assailant in the Nairobi hoel attack (Kenyans)
The Somalia-based al-Qaeda linked terror group al-Shabaab attacked the
luxury hotel Dusit-D2 in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, killing at least
15.
Al-Shabaab is considered the deadliest terrorist organization in
Africa, and has conducted several spectacular terrorist attacks in
Somalia and Kenya.
The attack on Tuesday came three years to the day after al-Shabaab
extremists attacked a Kenyan military base in neighboring Somalia,
killing scores of people.
Tuesday's attack comes on the third anniversary, to the day,
of an al-Shabaab ambush on the El-Adde camp in Somalia,
killed 170 Kenyan soldiers.
In April 2015, al-Shabaab killed 147 students at the Garissa
University College in Kenya. ( "3-Apr-15 World View -- Al-Shabaab kills 147 mostly Christian students in Kenya school"
)
Al-Shabaab also conducted the horrific three-day terror attack on
Nairobi's upscale Westgate Mall, killing 67 people. ( "23-Sep-13 World View -- Minnesota link to Kenya shopping mall attack raises U.S. fears"
)
The reason that the Westgate Mall attack lasted for three days is that
the Nairobi police were ill-prepared to respond to it, and received a
great deal of criticism as a result. The Dusit hotel is less than 2
km away from the Westgate mall. Tuesday's attack on the Dusit hotel
was handled more efficiently by Nairobi's police, though it still
lasted several hours.
CCTV footage has emerged showing that there were four assailants who
carried out the attack. The hotel is in a supposedly very secure part
of Nairobi, but the attackers gained acccess to the hotel by hurling
grenades at the security officers manning the gate.
The Dusit hotel complex consists of a number of buildings, and many of
the buildings were attacked. Police went from building to building
and rescued hundreds of people who were trapped in hotel rooms or
offices.
One of the CCTV images captured what appears to be a US Navy SEAL
rescuing civilians and then returning to the scene of the fighting.
The Pentagon has US special forces in a number of countries in Africa,
describing their mission as "advising and assisting." In Kenya, the
US has a small presence at Camp Simba, where they reportedly train
naval special forces.
Al-Shabaab has vowed retribution against Kenya for sending troops to
Somalia since 2011. The al-Qaeda-linked group has killed hundreds of
people in Kenya, which has been targeted more than any other of the
six countries providing troops to an African Union force in Somalia.
Kenyans and AP
and The Star (Kenya) and Business Insider
****
**** Al-Shabaab continues to threaten eastern Africa
****
Al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based terror group that has pledged allegiance
to al-Qaeda. In 2014, they debated changing allegiance to ISIS but
rejected the change, resulting in the formation of a small splinter
group. The group conducts massive terror attacks in Somalia, Kenya
and Tanzania. It has an estimated 3,000-6,000 members, including
members that it has successfully recruited from the Somalia diaspora
in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the case of the Westgate Mall attack,
three terrorists were from the United States, including two are the
Somali community in the twin cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) region
of Minnesota.
Al-Shabaab's predecessors have been around in Somalia since the 1980s.
During the 2000s, they were responsible for numerous pirate attacks on
vessels off the coast of eastern Africa. Since 2007, the African
Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), consisting of troops from Kenya,
Burundi, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone, have targeted the group. US drone
strikes and airstrikes have killed several of the group's leaders.
Al-Shabaab's targets are usually governmental, with the stated goal of
ejecting Western influence and converting Somalia into an Islamic
Sharia state.
The UN Security Council had ordered the withdrawal of AMISOM troops
starting in October of last year, after which Somalia security forces
were expected to begin taking over. However, the withdrawal was
postponed until February of this year. However, a recent spate of
successful attacks, despite the presence of AMISOM troops, has given
credence to the view that Somalia security forces are too weak to
take over, and the departure of AMISOM would result in the complete
al-Shabaab takeover of Somalia. Jamestown (12-Oct-2018) and Council of Foreign Affairs (11-Dec-2018) and International Crisis Group (21-Sep-2018)
Related Articles:
- Al-Shabaab double bombing kills 16 people in Mogadishu, Somalia (23-Dec-2018)
- New Somalia terror bombings again raise question of US military strategy in Africa (29-Oct-2017)
- US sends dozens of troops to Somalia, first time since Black Hawk Down (15-Apr-2017)
- Somalia's Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for religion-based Kenya attack (23-Nov-2014)
- Minnesota link to Kenya shopping mall attack raises U.S. fears (23-Sep-2013)
- Al-Shabaab kills 147 mostly Christian students in Kenya school (03-Apr-2015)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Kenya, Nairobi, Somalia, al-Shabaab,
Dusit-D2 hotel, Westgate Mall, El-Adde camp,
Garissa University College, Westgate Mall, Minneapolis,
African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM,
Burundi, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone
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Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
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