Kenya’s elite security units on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, thwarted a hurried and cowardly attempt by Al-Shabaab militants to attack a Special Operations Group (SOG) camp in Fino, Mandera County. The operation highlights the country’s intensified counterterrorism efforts, especially during the festive and year-end period. According to reports, the militants launched a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)
A Kenyan government employee who disappeared four months ago has been freed by the Al-Shabaab in Somalia under unusual circumstances, according to multiple security and community reports. The officer, identified as Hussein Abdirahman, the Head of Wajir Huduma Centre and also referred to as “D.O/ACC Hussein,” was released in Buale after being held incognito by
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has revealed the strategy troops deployed under Operation Amani Boni (OAB) in Lamu County have used to disrupt Al-Shabaab operations. In a statement, KDF said the Commander 6th Brigade (6 BDE), Brigadier Meshack Kishoyian, concluded a three-day operational tour of OAB. The visit, which covered multiple Forward Operating Bases (FOBs),