Sources: BBC
Kenyan president William Ruto announces the reopening of the country's Mandera border post with Somalia in April, ending a 15-year closure imposed in 2011 following attacks attributed to al-Shabaab, after earlier reopening plans were delayed due to renewed violence near the border. 2026-02-12
Al-Shabaab militants kill a village chief and a teacher in Garissa County, Kenya, near the border with Somalia, prompting police to deploy additional security forces and launch a multi-agency manhunt for the attackers. 2026-01-26
Six Kenyan soldiers and 23 Al-Shabaab members are killed during a shootout in Orgene village, Mandera County, Kenya. Eight other soldiers are injured. 2023-07-7
Ten Al-Shabaab militants are killed during a raid by security forces in the village of Galmagala, Garissa County, Kenya, after the group killed five civilians in the region last week. Rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosive devices are recovered. 2023-01-18
Four children are killed in an al-Shabaab attack at a primary school in Garissa County, Kenya. 2020-01-7
Thirteen Kenyan police officers are missing after an Al-Shabaab ambush in Garissa County. 2015-05-26
Al-Shabaab militants attack Poromoko village in Kenya, killing 15 people and burning multiple houses down. 2014-06-17
The Al-Shabaab militant group launches a second attack near the Kenyan town of Mpeketoni killing another 10 people. 2014-06-16
A gun battle breaks out in a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi with "at least 39 dead and 150 wounded". A hostage situation is evolving. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. 2013-09-21
The presidents of Kenya, Somalia and Uganda meet in Nairobi to discuss coordinated military operations against the al-Qaeda-linked Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab. 2011-11-17