Many terrorist attacks have occurred in Kenya during the 20th and 21st centuries. [1] . In 1980, the Jewish -owned Norfolk hotel was attacked by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). In 1998, the US embassy was bombed in Nairobi, as was the Israeli …

Thirty-seven suspected terrorists, including members of Islamic State (ISIS), have been arrested across East Africa including Kenya, over the past two months according to Interpol. In a statement ...

Security services responded to numerous terrorist incidents, while also disrupting al-Shabaab and ISIS attack planning, recruitment, and travel. Kenyan security forces continued to demonstrate improved procedures regarding protection of human rights in …

A member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, Kenya plays a leading role in regional CT cooperation. The Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) continued to participate in AMISOM and supported border security and counter-IED efforts within Kenya.

3 days ago · Two suspected ISIS members were among 17 individuals arrested in Kenya during an international counter-terrorism operation conducted across East Africa in November and December 2024.

Since the April 2015 terrorist attack on Garissa University, Kenyan police have increased their presence in vulnerable areas including on college campuses. Kenya has also retaliated vigorously against al-Shabaab forces, sending fighter jets to bomb the terrorist group’s camps in Somalia.

4 days ago · In Kenya, police arrested 17 people including two suspected ISIS members, several foreign terrorist fighters and others involved in terrorism financing, radicalization and propaganda. Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrested four alleged members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and two associates.

Separately, ISIS is not believed to have a foothold in Kenya, though Kenyan citizens have traveled abroad to join the international terror group. Additionally, beginning in 2017, bandits who have rampaged the country’s pastoral north for decades started to brandish firearms more regularly, making them more of a threat to Kenya’s herdsmen.

4 days ago · “In Kenya, police arrested 17 people including two suspected ISIS members, several foreign terrorist fighters and others involved in terrorism financing, radicalization and propaganda,” the ...

4 days ago · NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 27-Two suspected ISIS members were among 17 individuals arrested in Kenya during an international counter-terrorism operation conducted across East Africa in November and December 2024. The operation, led by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation ...