2025 Garissa attack
| Part of the Spillover of the Somali Civil War | |
| Date | March 23, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Time | 10:32 a.m (EAT) |
| Type | Shooting, stabbing, kidnapping |
| Perpetrator |  al-Shabaab |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 9 |
On 23 March 2025, at least six police officers were killed and five others were injured in an Al-Shabaab attack on a police reservists camp in Fafi, Garissa, Kenya. Furthermore two other militants were also killed.[1][2][3][4]
Attack
[edit]Around 5:30 a.m. (EAT) Al-Shabaab militants attacked a National Police Reservists (NPR) camp in northeastern Kenya, killing six people and injuring five.[5][6] The heavily armed militants overran and ransacked the camp, prompting a security response to pursue them. They shot and stabbed officers and civilians, kidnapped people, stole weapons and commandeered a vehicle carrying mourners trying to escape the attack.[7] Injured victims were treated at the IRC hospital, while the deceased were taken to Hagadera for burial. Two bodies of Al-Shabaab militants and six police officers were recovered while another police officer, four civilians and at least four militants were seriously injured. Other Kenyans were reported missing.[7] The group has established bases and surveillance outposts in Fafi Sub-County.[8] Meanwhile, the state-sponsored Ma'awisley vigilante group continues efforts to combat the Islamic terrorist group in the region.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Al-Shabaab fighters storm police camp in Kenya, kill six". Garowe Online. 2025-03-23. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ Gumbihi, Hudson. "Motorist abducted in Garissa in suspected Al Shabaab attack". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ Makokha, Timothy (2025-03-23). "Six people dead, four injured in Garissa Al Shabaab attack". TV47 Digital. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ Tongola, Mate. "Six killed in suspected Al-Shabaab attack in Garissa County". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "6 killed in suspected Al-Shabaab attack on police camp in Kenya". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ Wanza, Prudence (2025-03-23). "Six killed after Al-Shabaab militants attack police camp in Garissa". KBC Digital. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ a b "Two al Shabaab bodies recovered as police arrest terrorist after Garissa attack". The Star. March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ Hussein, Issa (2025-03-23). "Six killed, four injured in suspected Al-Shabaab attack in Garissa". The Eastleigh Voice News. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ https://nation-africa.webpkgcache.com/doc/-/s/nation.africa/kenya/counties/garissa/suspected-al-shabaab-militants-kill-six-police-reservists-in-garissa-4975826
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