Machine gun killer convicted after he left his wallet at Edinburgh murder scene
15 July, 2015 Comments Off on Machine gun killer convicted after he left his wallet at Edinburgh murder scene
Mohammed Ahmed left his wallet at the murder scene A gang member who gunned down a drug rival in a leafy suburb was yesterday convicted of murder. At the High Court in Glasgow, 29-year-old Mohammed Ahmed was found guilty of killing Mohamed Abdi, 25, in Edinburgh two years ago while acting with others. Ahmed, also […]
Continue reading …25 militants were killed Monday in fighting between Africa Union and Alshabaab
14 July, 2015 Comments Off on 25 militants were killed Monday in fighting between Africa Union and Alshabaab
MOGADISHU, July 13 (Xinhua) — A total of 32 people, including 25 militants were killed Monday in fighting between Africa Union (AU) forces and the Islamist group Al-Shabaab in the southern Somali district of Rage Celle, a local official said. Al-Shabaab militants launched an attack on the district but were repulsed by government troops and […]
Continue reading …Somali militants attack base, kill at least four soldiers
13 July, 2015 Comments Off on Somali militants attack base, kill at least four soldiers
MOGADISHU: Gunmen from Somali militant group Al-Shabab Monday attacked a military base in central Somalia, killing at least four soldiers, officials and militants said. Al-Shabab, which wants to topple a Western-backed government in Mogadishu, has in the past stepped up the number of raids during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which began in mid-June […]
Continue reading …Syria civil war: Bomb damages Aleppo’s ancient citade
12 July, 2015 Comments Off on Syria civil war: Bomb damages Aleppo’s ancient citade
A bomb explosion has caused part of the walls of Aleppo’s ancient citadel to collapse. Built in the 13th Century, it overlooks Aleppo’s Old City and is part of a UN-listed World Heritage site. Syrian government forces have been using the citadel as a military position. Government and rebel forces have been fighting for control […]
Continue reading …Barack Obama goes back to Kenya: ‘It’s like JFK going back to Ireland’
12 July, 2015 Comments Off on Barack Obama goes back to Kenya: ‘It’s like JFK going back to Ireland’
There’s excitement on the streets at the president’s visit, which offers a chance to mend strained relations with the west Senator Barack Obama holds his step-grandmother Sarah Hussein Onyango Obama on a visit to his ancestral rural village of Kogelo in Kenya in August 2006. Photograph: RaduThe silver-grey walls of the Godown Arts Centre, a […]
Continue reading …Mandera leaders ask government to step up security over attacks
10 July, 2015 Comments Off on Mandera leaders ask government to step up security over attacks
Kenya Defence Forces bomb experts arrive at the scene where 14 people were killed and 11 others injured in Soko Mbuzi, Mandera Town on July 7, 2015. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP Mandera Council of Elders have asked the government to step up security in the county over recent attacks. The elders condemned the […]
Continue reading …Number of Syrian refugees tops four million mark: UN
9 July, 2015 Comments Off on Number of Syrian refugees tops four million mark: UN
More than four million Syrians have fled the civil war ravaging their country to become refugees in the surrounding region — a million of them in the past 10 months alone, the United Nations said on Thursday. “This is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation,” UN refugee chief Antonio […]
Continue reading …Mandera terror attack survivors recount ordeal
7 July, 2015 Comments Off on Mandera terror attack survivors recount ordeal
Mr Charles Mwangi from Laikipia County can only thank God after he miraculously survived a terror attack at a village in Mandera County which left 14 people dead. While speaking to the Nation on Tuesday at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the 35 year old quarry worker said he was suddenly woken up by a loud bang […]
Continue reading …parents-agony-as-two-students-join-al-shabaab
5 July, 2015 Comments Off on parents-agony-as-two-students-join-al-shabaab
Suspected Al shaabab brides from left Umur Kheir, Mariam Said and Khadijah Abubakar at the Mombasa Court on Monday,030th March,2015. Kheir, a Tanzanian and the two Kenyans from Malindi were arrested by Kenyan Securities at Elwak in Mandera Border suspected to be going to join Al Shaabab group in Somalia and be used as suicide […]
Continue reading …Garissa Governor Nathif Jama at EACC pending graft charges
3 July, 2015 Comments Off on Garissa Governor Nathif Jama at EACC pending graft charges
Garissa County Governor Nathif Jama presented himself before the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on Friday for processing before he is taken to court to plead to corruption charges. The governor is to be charged over allegations of irregular leasing of ambulances in his county. He was accompanied by four other governors, led by Council of […]
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