Apr 03, 2015 the abominable attack on garissa university college in northeastern kenya requires a measured response by kenyan security forces to bring to justice those responsible and prevent further attacks. The church in kenya has reacted defiantly to alshababs attack on garissa university college, writes kenyan journalist joseph warungu. The article analyses the recent attack conducted by al shabaab in garissa, kenya, by tying the current conflict back to the emergence of violence in kenyas northern province under colonial rule. This alone makes the deadliness of the garissa university attack 147 killed extremely unusual and noteworthy. Intense with emotions i feel the pain, tearful inside for the 147 students slain. More than 36 hours after an attack that left 147 dead, investigators and kenya red cross crews finish up the task of removing the bodies of dead students. A kenyansomali, he was a headmaster at a madrassa, or islamic school, in garissa until 2007. Threeandahalf years after the invasion of somalia, some kenyans have finally begun to question the wisdom of the invasion and consider the possibility of withdrawal. Driven from strongholds it once planned to use as the basis of its caliphate, al shabaab has fallen back on smallunit terrorist. Read more each tweet paints a powerful portrait of loss.
Garissa university attack plotter mohamed kuno dead. Who and how garissa university alshabaab terror attack was. The alqaida leader ayman al zawahiris message of september 20 just a few weeks before the west gate mall attack outlining the criteria of eligibility of a target for terrorist atatck is a point in case. Pdf stop blaming religion for the garissa attack kenya. Apr 05, 2015 terrible as it was, al shabaabs murderous attack on garissa university in kenya was not completely a surprise. While the city and county of garissa are currently.
Kenya troops storm university campus held by alshabab. Days after alshabab gunmen stormed a university in garissa, killing 148 people, the task of identifying the dead continues. It is situated in the former north eastern province. Alshabaab says garissa and mombasa are our land and that kenyans should leave, after channel 4 news challenged the group to explain its. This produced a considerably lower likelihood that the attack caused. It adds that the attack was facilitated by hassan adan hassan, who moved weapons from mandera to garissa. Pdf counseling as a predictor of posttraumatic growth among. The foreign terrorist organization alshabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Lessons from garissa center for strategic and international. Apr 07, 2015 garissa was the most deadly attack on kenyan soil since al qaeda bombed the us embassy in nairobi in 1998, killing more than 200 people and wounding thousands. Terrible as it was, al shabaabs murderous attack on garissa university in kenya was not completely a surprise. Many attacks against schools and universities, including many of those in pakistan, took place when the buildings were unoccupied and targeted the facility rather than individuals 15. Apr 07, 2015 kenyan families mourn their best and brightest after garissa attack this article is more than 5 years old alshabaab attack on university has robbed many communities of young people on whose. An eyewitness recalls the horror of al shabaabs attack on. Mr joseph barasa breaks down after identifying the body of a relative at chiromo mortuary on april 3, 2015. The nation of poets poetry is a weapon that we use in both war and peace. Uncertainty lingers after garissa attack daniel wesangula 03rd may 2015 00. Embassy in nairobi has received reports of an ongoing attack at moi university, garissa campus, in garissa, kenya.
Apr 03, 2015 more than 36 hours after an attack that left 147 dead, investigators and kenya red cross crews finish up the task of removing the bodies of dead students. Apr 03, 2015 at least 147 people have died in an attack by alshabab on garissa university, kenya the deadliest assault yet by the islamist group. Kenyans hold a vigil for 147 victims of a terrorist attack that stunned a nation and left communities heartbroken. Bula taqwa, mzuri, garissa yarey, bula punda, bula sheikh, bula cadan, bula rig and many more. The militant group and alqaeda offshoot, alshabaab, which the gunmen claimed to be from, took responsibility for the attack. An attack by alshabaab militants at kenyas garissa university claimed the lives of 147 people on thursday. Pdf counseling as a predictor of posttraumatic growth. The abominable attack on garissa university college in northeastern kenya requires a measured response by kenyan security forces to bring to justice those responsible and prevent further attacks.
Garissa university terror attack mastermind killed in raid. Statistics show that the number of mass shooting victims has increased significantly over the past four decades. Kenyan families mourn their best and brightest after garissa attack this article is more than 5 years old alshabaab attack on university has robbed many communities of young people on whose. In fact, the term mass shooting has only emerged in recent decades. Militants from the alqaedaaligned militant group, based in neighboring somalia, entered. The four islamic gunmen who who held hostages and killed university students were. Driven from strongholds it once planned to use as the basis of its caliphate, al shabaab has fallen back on smallunit terrorist attacks in both somalia and. The attackers had posed as worshipers at a mosque in the college.
After the garissa university massacre, opposition leader raila odinga recommended just that. On 2 april 2015, gunmen stormed the garissa university college in garissa, kenya, killing 148 people, and injuring 79 or more. The six sustained serious injuries following the 9 am twin. Except for the number of victims 64 people died at westgate mall everything else followed the same script as in garissa. Kenyan families mourn their best and brightest after. The town is a market centre situated on the tana river, and its industries process food, beverages, and tobacco products. Apr 02, 2015 the death toll has risen to at least 147 people after the siege of garissa university college in kenya. According to the reports, there have been explosions and heavy gunfire at the school. This statement summarises the mood in kenya three weeks after the attack on garissa university college in the northeast of the country, which killed 148 people. When we want to tell somebody something, poetry is the best way to convince them. Condemning the april 2015 terrorist attack at the garissa university college in garissa, kenya, and reaffirming the united states support for the people and government of kenya, and for other purposes. The somali islamist terrorist group has lost much territory in somalia in recent years to an african union military force. The trial of the five men accused of being behind the garissa massacre continues, while criticism of the kenyan authorities response to the attack has been swept aside by the government. More than a week after more than 140 university students were massacred in kenya, the bbcs milton nkosi reflects on the pain and the questions left behind.
The alqaida leader ayman al zawahiris message of september 20 just a few weeks before the west gate mall attack outlining the criteria of eligibility of. Apr 07, 2015 kenyans hold a vigil for 147 victims of a terrorist attack that stunned a nation and left communities heartbroken. The gunmen took over 700 students hostage, freeing muslims and killing those who identified as christians. Sectors, garissa district 2012 long rains assessment report feedback. Who and how garissa university alshabaab terror attack. In addition to the beslan and garissa attacks, highly lethal attacks on educational targets have taken place in croatia 1 attack, iraq 3 attacks, kenya 1 attack, nigeria 4 attacks, pakistan 1 and syria 4 attacks. The death toll has risen to at least 147 people after the siege of garissa university college in kenya. Mohamed abdi abikar moved weapons from mandera to garissa. It is after separating muslim students from christians they began the killings. The attack has deeply shocked a nation which in september 20 suffered. Sahal diriye hussein, aka zakariya, a garissabased facilitator, was arrested, and omar dahir orai escaped to somalia on april 3.
Apr 10, 2015 more than a week after more than 140 university students were massacred in kenya, the bbcs milton nkosi reflects on the pain and the questions left behind. Background report alshabaab attack on garissa university. Kenya troops storm university campus held by alshabab news. Apr 02, 2016 the trial of the five men accused of being behind the garissa massacre continues, while criticism of the kenyan authorities response to the attack has been swept aside by the government. It is located about 215 miles 350 km east of nairobi and is linked by road with nairobi, mombasa.
But if you confuse the description for the attack on westgate mall in nairobi on sept. The united states condemns in the strongest terms todays terrorist attack against the innocent men and women of garissa university college in eastern kenya, white house spokesman josh earnest. The attack on the institution by masked alshabaab gunmen, an alqaeda splinter group, has ended, according to the governments disaster agency. The four aid workers from adeso, a nongovernmental organisation ngo based in somalia, were killed instantly when their vehicle run over the ied in kulan area of garissa county on tuesday, june 6. To understand the grisly present of kenya, we must face up to its violent past. Garissa was the most deadly attack on kenyan soil since al qaeda bombed the us embassy in nairobi in 1998, killing more than 200 people and wounding thousands.
This attack, and the december 2014 attack on the army public school in peshawar more than 150 killed, are among the three most deadly terrorist attacks on educational targets on record since 1970. Witnesses say the attack on garissa university was marked by new levels of cruelty, even for al shabaab, which is affiliated with al qaeda. The largest mass shooting to ever occur was the 2014 garissa university college attack in garissa, kenya. Garissa university attack plotter mohamed kuno dead bbc news. Jun 01, 2016 gamadhere, a senior al shabaab commander was reportedly killed alongside 5 bodyguards in an attack carried out by us forces in the outskirts of kismayu city on tuesday night. Kenyan families mourn their best and brightest after garissa attack. Apr 23, 2015 the church in kenya has reacted defiantly to alshababs attack on garissa university college, writes kenyan journalist joseph warungu. Garissa university college attack in garissa kenya.
Condemning the april 2015 terrorist attack at the garissa. After garissa attack, grief and questions in kenya bbc news. The alshabab attack on garissa university college was one of the deadliest attacks in kenyas history. Apr 04, 2015 five people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the garissa university college college attack in kenya, in which at least 148 were killed on thursday. Gamadhere, a senior al shabaab commander was reportedly killed alongside 5 bodyguards in an attack carried out by us forces in the outskirts of kismayu city on tuesday night.
At least 147 people have died in an attack by alshabab on garissa university, kenya the deadliest assault yet by the islamist group. Apr 02, 2015 an attack by alshabaab militants at kenyas garissa university claimed the lives of 147 people on thursday. At least 15 killed and more deaths feared after somali armed group took hostages in northeastern town of garissa. Kenyan commentator and journalist patrick gathara says, i think the government has been rather opaque about what happened that day and why it happened. Alshabaab attacks garissa university college in kenya.
The gunmen took over 700 students hostage, freeing muslims and killing those who identified. Its two years after garissa university attack photos. Counseling as a predictor of posttraumatic growth among the garissa university terrorist attack survivors article pdf available august 2018 with 101 reads how we measure reads. Kenyan families mourn their best and brightest after garissa. Five people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the garissa university college college attack in kenya, in which at least 148 were killed on thursday. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the united nations. Six victims of yesterdays twin grenade and gun attacks at two churches in garissa have been flown to nairobi for specialized treatment. In comparison to the rest of the globe, attacks on education targets in kenya are remarkably rare. He was a madrassa teacher for many years, and worked for alharamain foundation between 1993 and 1995, before the institution was closed. The garissa attack bears the halmark of alqaidas profound influence over al shabbs strategy and tactics.
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