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This Happened — September 21: Al-Shabaab’s Westgate Mall Attack

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Post date September 21, 2023

On this day in 2013, armed militants from the Islamist extremist group Al-Shabaab stormed the upscale Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, targeting shoppers and employees in a violent siege. The siege took place from September 21 to September 24. Who carried out the attack on the Westgate Mall? The attack was carried out by Al-Shabaab, […]

Tags al-shabaab, civilians, grenades, mall, militant group, military, security forces, siege, terrorism, Westgate shopping mall

Geopolitics Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine Now Has More Landmines Than Any Other Nation — What Can Be Done?

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Post date April 23, 2023

Members of the armed forces removing landmines from the ground in Ukraine. Sons of Liberty International/Facebook

Ukraine became the country with the most landmines in the world. Kyiv has limited resources, so NGOs are trying to help by training soldiers to identify and destroy the potentially deadly devices even while protecting themselves from new assaults from Russian forces.

Tags eastern ukraine, explosion, grenades, military, mines, ngos, rockets, russian forces, russian weapons, traps, trenches, ukraine, ukraine war, vasylenkove

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