Kenya ‘destroys’ al-Shabaab camps in retaliation to university massacre
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View ArticleKenya's "Little Mogadishu" fears backlash after Shabaab attack
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Gunmen killed at least 29 people in raids on two coastal areas of Kenya over the weekend, the latest in a series of attacks claimed by Islamists who have vowed to drive Kenyan forces out of Somalia....
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At least 48 people were killed in Kenya on Sunday evening, after dozens of suspected Somali gunmen sped into the small coastal town of Mpeketoni in two minibuses, and shot World Cup spectators in a...
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