Kenya/Somalia/al-Shabaab – Kenyan police say 12 people were killed in an attack targeting non-Muslims in Mandera County near the Somalia border. Mohamed Saleh, Mandera's regional commander, said on the 25 Oct 16 fighters from al-Shabaab, the Somali armed group, were suspected of carrying out the attack on the Bisharo Guest House. "This happened very early in the morning, at around 0230 hrs local time," said a reporter from Kenya's capital, Nairobi. What we were told is that a gunman came and used an explosive device to gain entry into the building. Security officers, police and military came right after the attack to rescue some of the guests on whom a wall had caved in. After the Attack a manhunt took place to find the terrorists. Until this attack, Kenyan security forces appeared to have been successful in putting a halt to the wave of attacks.
Nigeria – Twin suicide bombings by suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed at least nine people in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, officials and witnesses said on the 28 Oct 16. "Two suicide bombers riding in motorised rickshaws this morning detonated their explosives 10 minutes apart, with one of them targeting the Bakassi IDP (internally displaced persons) camp on the outskirts of the city," Mohammed Kanar, spokesman for Nigeria Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said. "Nine persons lost their lives with twenty-four persons injured and evacuated to various hospitals," NEMA said in a statement posted on Twitter. Civilian self-defence fighter Dan Batta that two suicide bombers tried to enter a refugee camp, which houses more than 16,000 people fleeing fighting between the Boko Haram group and government forces, The Associated Press news agency said. The first blast went off around 0700 hrs local (0600 hrs GMT), Batta said. He said a second blast came about half an hour later and about a kilometre away when a tricycle taxi carrying at least two people exploded. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attacks bore the hallmarks of the Boko Haram group.
Somalia/al-Shabaab – At least 10 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed after armed group al-Shabaab carried out a suicide attack at a police station in the city of Afgoye. Captain Abdullahi Ali, a senior Somali military officer said on the 19 Oct 16 that troops have now fully secured the town and the fighters have fled. The African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia, AMISOM, confirmed on Twitter that a car bomb had been used to target a police post but said Somali forces had held their position, waiting for reinforcements. Clashes on the 18 Oct 16 started when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police station and an African Union base. Gunmen then stormed the area, attacking military bases in the strategic city about 30km northwest of the capital Mogadishu. "We don't have the exact number of casualties so far but we have seen the dead bodies of more than 10 people, including civilians, who were killed in the attack," local police official Abdukadir Ahmed said. Al-Shabaab, which has been carrying out a series of deadly bombings throughout Somalia, claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the armed group said it had recaptured the town, which it evacuated in May 12 after coming under attack from the Somali army and African Union peacekeepers.
Nigeria – Twin suicide bombings by suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed at least nine people in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, officials and witnesses said on the 28 Oct 16. "Two suicide bombers riding in motorised rickshaws this morning detonated their explosives 10 minutes apart, with one of them targeting the Bakassi IDP (internally displaced persons) camp on the outskirts of the city," Mohammed Kanar, spokesman for Nigeria Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said. "Nine persons lost their lives with twenty-four persons injured and evacuated to various hospitals," NEMA said in a statement posted on Twitter. Civilian self-defence fighter Dan Batta that two suicide bombers tried to enter a refugee camp, which houses more than 16,000 people fleeing fighting between the Boko Haram group and government forces, The Associated Press news agency said. The first blast went off around 0700 hrs local (0600 hrs GMT), Batta said. He said a second blast came about half an hour later and about a kilometre away when a tricycle taxi carrying at least two people exploded. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attacks bore the hallmarks of the Boko Haram group.
Somalia/al-Shabaab – At least 10 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed after armed group al-Shabaab carried out a suicide attack at a police station in the city of Afgoye. Captain Abdullahi Ali, a senior Somali military officer said on the 19 Oct 16 that troops have now fully secured the town and the fighters have fled. The African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia, AMISOM, confirmed on Twitter that a car bomb had been used to target a police post but said Somali forces had held their position, waiting for reinforcements. Clashes on the 18 Oct 16 started when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police station and an African Union base. Gunmen then stormed the area, attacking military bases in the strategic city about 30km northwest of the capital Mogadishu. "We don't have the exact number of casualties so far but we have seen the dead bodies of more than 10 people, including civilians, who were killed in the attack," local police official Abdukadir Ahmed said. Al-Shabaab, which has been carrying out a series of deadly bombings throughout Somalia, claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the armed group said it had recaptured the town, which it evacuated in May 12 after coming under attack from the Somali army and African Union peacekeepers.
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