[Kenya] Explosions/Remote violence: Remote explosive/landmine/IED

On 23 March 2025, an IED planted by Al Shabaab exploded, targeting a security forces convoy (likely police officers, police reservists, and military officers for their involvement in Al Shabaab operations) traveling between Fino and Sheikh Barrow (Lafey, Mandera). Al Shabaab claimed that the vehicle was destroyed and that an unspecified number of officers were killed during the incident. Unspecified fatalities coded as 3.

Severity

HIGH

Occurred

2025-03-23

Country

Kenya

Event type

explosion

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