2025 Garissa attack

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2025 Garrisa attack
Part of the Spillover of the Somali Civil War
DateMarch 23, 2025 (2025-03-23)
Time10:32 a.m (EAT)
Type Shooting, stabbing, kidnapping
PerpetratorShabaabFlag.svg al-Shabaab
Deaths8
Non-fatal injuries9

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]

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Background

Kenyan police officer was killed while another injured in a clash with Somalia's intelligence agency. [4] Weapons belonging to the deceased officer and a police reservist were missing, reportedly in the hands of Somali soldier. [4]

The U.S. Embassy in Kenya issued a travel advisory on March 18, 2025, warning its citizens against visiting certain areas due to threats of crime, terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. [5]

A day later, suspected Al-Shabaab militants abducted Mohamed Abdikadir near Modika, Garissa County. His travel companion, Fuad Ali, reported that their car was ambushed, and Abdikadir was taken while Ali was left behind. [5] The advisory listed Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Tana River, and parts of Malindi as high-risk areas, citing past terror attacks on government buildings, schools, places of worship, malls, and hotels. [5]

Attack

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. [6] [7] 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. [8] 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. [8] The group has established bases and surveillance outposts in Fafi Sub-County. [9] Meanwhile, the state-sponsored Ma'awisley vigilante group continues efforts to combat the Islamic terrorist group in the region. [10]

References

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  3. Tongola, Mate. "Six killed in suspected Al-Shabaab attack in Garissa County". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  4. 1 2 Ali, Ibrahim Adan. "Police officer killed in Mandera during a clash with Somalia forces". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  5. 1 2 3 Gumbihi, Hudson. "Motorist abducted in Garissa in suspected Al Shabaab attack". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  6. "6 killed in suspected Al-Shabaab attack on police camp in Kenya". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  7. Wanza, Prudence (2025-03-23). "Six killed after Al-Shabaab militants attack police camp in Garissa". KBC Digital. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  8. 1 2 "Two al Shabaab bodies recovered as police arrest terrorist after Garissa attack". The Star . March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  9. Hussein, Issa (2025-03-23). "Six killed, four injured in suspected Al-Shabaab attack in Garissa". The Eastleigh Voice News. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  10. https://nation-africa.webpkgcache.com/doc/-/s/nation.africa/kenya/counties/garissa/suspected-al-shabaab-militants-kill-six-police-reservists-in-garissa-4975826