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Showing posts with label militants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label militants. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Killing 36 of the quarry workers in an attack by unidentified gunmen in northern Kenya



At 36 of the quarry workers were killed near the town of Mandera, located in northern Kenya in an attack by unidentified gunmen.

It quoted the BBC, "BBC" on Tuesday, the Kenyan police sources as saying, "The insurgents dispersed Muslims from non-Muslims, and then opened fire on Christians and Ardohm dead."

Police said the gunmen attacked the quarry workers after midnight on Monday, while in their assigned tents located in the vicinity of the quarry Ccormy object in the area, about 15 km from the town of Mandera.

Witnesses said that most of the victims were killed after being shot in the head, while four of them were beheaded .. while not yet, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The news channel "Sky News Arabic" news today, all local media as saying, "The 36 workers were killed when gunmen believed to be from the Somali youth movement quarry located near the Kenya-Somalia border town of Mandera attacked."

It is noteworthy that Kenya is witnessing several attacks since the military intervention in Somalia in 2011, and joined the forces of the African Union since that date to the Kenyan soldiers to fight the Mujahideen Youth Movement.




Saturday, September 18, 2010

19 kidnapped amid Afghan elections

19 kidnapped amid Afghan elections


Afghanistan's parliamentary elections on Saturday will be another key test for the embattled central government and observers are expressing concern about irregularities before the polls even open. Eighteen election worker and one candidate have already been kidnapped and taken for ransom by the Taliban. So who will come out and vote tomorrow? Jerome Starkey says that there has been a huge effort to drum up support for their respective party but people understand the risks of coming out to vote.


Friday, September 17, 2010

Death by remote

Death by remote


Over a year ago fourteen activists were arrested at a US military base in Indian Springs, Nevada. The protesters were protesting the use of the United States' use of predator drones in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the base is home to one of the military's predator drone programs. The activists have been charged with criminal trespassing for entering the base, the trial has recently started for the activists after a long delay.

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