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Kenya police killed in IED explosion near Somalia border

At least eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was struck by an IED during a patrol in Wajir County near the border with Somalia

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Kenya court jails British terror suspect Jermaine Grant for possessing explosives

A Kenyan court sentenced British terror suspect Jermaine Grant to four years prison for possessing bomb-making materials

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Kenya: Nairobi attackers ‘eliminated’ after 20-hour siege, 21 killed

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the attackers who had stormed an upmarket hotel complex had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege that left at least 14 dead

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Kenya: Explosion and gunfire reported at Nairobi hotel and office complex

Gunfire and at least one explosion have been reported at a hotel and office complex in the Westlands neighborhood of the Kenyan capital Nairobi

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UK signs security and defense agreement with Nigeria, boosts support for AMISOM

UK Prime Minister Theresa May signed a defense and security agreement with Nigeria and announced additional support for the African Union's Mission in Somalia

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Kenyan soldiers killed in roadside IED blast near Somalia border

Five Kenyan soldiers were killed and 10 injured when their vehicle hit a landmine on a road near the Somalia border

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Five Kenyan soldiers killed in roadside IED explosion claimed by al Shabaab

Five Kenyan soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in the eastern Lamu county, in an attack claimed by al Shabaab

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General Dynamics awarded $149 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales

The U.S. Army awarded General Dynamics a $149 million contract for Hydra 70 rockets and components for sales to Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Kenya, Jordan, Nigeria and Qatar

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Five Kenyan police killed in roadside bomb blast near Somalia border

Five Kenyan paramilitary police officers were killed after their vehicle struck a homemade landmine in Liboi, close to the eastern border with Somalia, a government official said

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