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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 471

Westgate mall

In this grab taken from security camera footage released to the local media, heavily armed attackers walk in the compound of a hotel, in Nairobi, Kenya, on January 15, 2019. (Security Camera Footage via AP)
January 16, 2019, 8:14 pm
Terror group says deadly Kenya attack over Trump recognition of Jerusalem
Al-Shabaab claims assault on upscale hotel complex in which 14 killed, including American who survived 9/11
By ToI Staff and AP
Pope Francis delivers a speech at the State House of Nairobi on November 25, 2015. (Photo by AFP Photo/Giuseppe Cacace)
November 26, 2015, 1:13 pm
Pope says Christian-Muslim dialogue ‘essential’ for peace
Pontiff kicks of 6-day Africa trip with message of tolerance, says religion can never be used to justify violence
By Nicole Winfield and TOM ODULA
A victim under a blanket outside the Bataclan theater in Paris, Friday November 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
November 17, 2015, 4:56 pm
Slow response in Bataclan may have cost lives, says defense expert
Nearly three hours passed before police entered the music venue; that’s far too long, according to one counterterrorism specialist
By Judah Ari Gross
A member of the security forces escorts a student off the campus of Garissa University College after an attack by Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab gunmen, April 2, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/Carl de Souza)
April 3, 2015, 8:54 am
Kenya offers reward for mastermind of Garissa massacre
After 147 killed in al-Shabab assault on university, authorities launch manhunt for Mohamed Mohamud
By ToI Staff and AFP
Kenyan police officers take cover outside the Garissa University College during an attack by gunmen in Garissa, Kenya, Thursday, April 2, 2015. (photo credit: AP)
April 2, 2015, 10:34 pm
Al-Shabab gunmen massacre at least 147 at Kenya school
Officials confirm siege of university over, four Somali terrorists killed after standoff with military; dozens of students injured
By AFP
March 13, 2015, 3:44 am
US drone strike kills Westgate attack planner, officials say
Al-Shabab man allegedly responsible for plotting death of 67 in Kenya mall believed dead
By AP
A Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 photo shows the exterior of the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. A video released late Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, purported to be by Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked rebels, urges Muslims to attack shopping malls in North America, Britain and other Western countries, specifically mentioning the Mall of America in Minnesota, the West Edmonton Mall in Canada, and the Westfield Mall in Stratford, England. (photo credit: AP Photo/Star Tribune, Jerry Holt)
February 22, 2015, 10:52 pm
Terror group urges Muslims to attack malls in US, UK
In video, Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab also warns of more attacks like 2013 assault on Nairobi mall that killed 67
By ANDREW MELDRUM
Dawn breaks over the still-smoldering Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ben Curtis)
September 21, 2014, 7:52 am
Kenya marks anniversary of Westgate mall attack
Vigils planned one year after Somali Islamists laid siege to upscale shopping center and killed at least 67 people
By Reuben Kyama
An injured man is carried from an ambulance at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Sunday May 4, 2014. (Photo credit: AP/Sayyid Azim)
May 5, 2014, 1:44 am
Kenya police: Three dead in two explosions in Nairobi
60 injured, 20 in critical condition as wave of terrorist attacks hit East African country
By TOM ODULA
A woman runs for cover during the siege of the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, last month. (photo credit: AP/Jonathan Kalan/File)
November 1, 2013, 5:50 am
Kenya hits Somali al-Shabab camp after mall attack
‘Many more’ strikes against the al-Qaeda-affiliated group will be carried out by Kenyan military, says colonel
By AP
Security personnel and officials assess the damage after a bomb attack in which 20 died at the Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 1, 1981 (photo credit: AP)
October 20, 2013, 1:49 am
Kenya mall attack echoes 1980 hotel bombing
Like Norfolk, Westgate cuts to questions about security, freedom of movement and the nexus between local and international militancy
By Christopher Torchia
The remains of cars and other debris at the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, following an attack by Islamic militants, on September 26, 2013 (photo credit: JTA/Kenyan Presidential Press Service/via Getty Images)
October 18, 2013, 1:24 pm
2 boxes of body parts recovered from Kenya mall
Officials identify one of four shooters seen in security footage from attack
By AP
From the WebOctober 18, 2013, 10:38 am
Norwegian suspected of being Kenya mall attacker
Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow helped plan and carry out assault that killed at least 67 last month, BBC reports
US Navy SEALs (US Department of Defense)
October 7, 2013, 7:55 pm
Report: Failed SEAL raid targeted Kenyan terrorist
US special forces missed al-Qaeda-linked man who planned to attack parliament and UN building, leaked report says
By Jason Straziuso and Robert Burns
The remains of cars and other debris at the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, following an attack by Islamic militants, on September 26, 2013 (photo credit: JTA/Kenyan Presidential Press Service/via Getty Images)
October 6, 2013, 4:31 am
Nairobi attack shakes sense of security for Kenya’s Jews
Already keeping a low profile, community of mostly Israeli expats unnerved by attack on Westgate Mall, a haven for Westerners
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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