Al-Shabaab jihadists have killed five civilians, some by beheading, in eastern Kenya, a witness and a police source told AFP on Sunday. The attack occurred on Saturday around 7:30 pm (1630 GMT) in the villages of Juhudi and Salama in Lamu county, which borders Somalia, the police source said.

Al-Shabaab jihadists kill five civilians, including a student, in east Kenya: Report

Militants from the Al-Shabaab killed at least six people during a raid early Friday (January 6) in Hilowle Gaab, a village in central Somalia they were pushed out of recently.

Al-Shabaab kill six in raid on Somalia village they recently lost

Fighters from the Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab have killed at least 19 civilians in a night-time attack in central Somalia, clan chiefs and local officials said on Saturday.

Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab kills at least 19 Somali civilians

Somali security forces have after 30 hours ended the deadly siege at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, reported AFP quoting a security commander. Speaking to AFP under the condition of anonymity, the commander said, "The security forces have ended the siege now and the gunmen are dead, we've had no incoming gunfire from the building in the past hour.

After 30 hours, Somali forces end deadly siege on Mogadishu hotel

A hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, was hit by explosions and gunfire on Friday as members of a Jihadist organisation targeted the establishment. At least 16 people were killed in the attack on a seaside hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, said a government spokesman.

16 killed in attack on Mogadishu hotel; Jihadist group Al-Shabaab takes onus

The Al-Shabaab terrorist group struck a United States airbase in Somalia and a convoy of European Union military advisers in separate attacks on Monday, a security officer and witnesses said.

Al-Shabaab attacks US base, EU convoy in Somalia

At least 16 people have been killed and 55 injured in a car bomb and a gun attack on a hotel in Mogadishu

Day after Al-Shabaab attack, gunfire continues at Mogadishu hotel