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One person is killed, at least 200 people are injured, and over 100 are arrested in protests across Kenya against government plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional taxes. Kenya Police fired live rounds, tear gas, and water cannons at protesters.
2024-06-20

* Al-Shabaab attacked four military bases and overran the town of Dherka Derka for several hours, killing many soldiers of the Somali National Army. The militants were eventually defeated by a U.S.-assisted airstrike.
2024-06-8

At least ten people – including seven police officers – are killed when gunmen ambush a bus in Kotulo, Kenya. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
2019-12-6

Al-Shabaab militants attack a remote AMISOM base in southern Somalia, claiming to have killed dozens of Kenyan troops.
2017-01-27

An al-Shabaab attack on a village near the Kenyan town of Mandera results in six deaths.
2016-10-6

A suspected militant of Al-Shabaab shoots and kills four Kenyan police officers at a police station in Kapenguria, Kenya, where he was being held. The militant was later killed following a shootout with police.
2016-07-14

Two al-Shabaab suicide bombers kill at least 40 people in the Somali town of Baidoa.
2016-02-28

Al-Shabaab militants hijack a bus travelling between the town of Mandera and the Kenyan capital Nairobi and execute 28 non-Muslim passengers.
2014-11-22

Al-Shabaab militants attack two Kenyan towns near the Somali border.
2013-09-26

Ethiopia and Kenya may attack the al-Shabaab Islamist militant group in Somalia, following its threat to target Kenya.
2011-02-28