Kenyan troops were in the final stages Monday night of securing the Nairobi shopping mall seized by al Qaeda-linked militants, two days after gunmen seized the mall, taking a number of hostages and leaving at least 62 dead. Security forces said most of the hostages had been released by Monday night.Officials estimate between 10 and 15 gunmen carried out the attack, including at least one who was dressed as a woman. Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs is also suggesting that a 24-year-old from Ontario is among the gunmen.Three of the gunmen who stormed the mall were killed by Kenyan security forces, and officials said more than 10 suspects were arrested.
The attack was in retribution for a 2011 military operation during which Kenyan soldiers moved in Somali territory and their primary focus is to overthrow Somali's western-back government. The al-Shabaab organization responsible is an African rebel group, that brings the tradition of brutality and harming innocent people, or ruling through terror.
The attack was in retribution for a 2011 military operation during which Kenyan soldiers moved in Somali territory and their primary focus is to overthrow Somali's western-back government. The al-Shabaab organization responsible is an African rebel group, that brings the tradition of brutality and harming innocent people, or ruling through terror.
I feel this type of senseless killings is a horrible act that any group or organization could commit. They brainwash young people to give up their lives on these suicide missions to prove a point of power but killing innocent people and injuring many others. These organizations are against government and they rule on a tradition of brutal acts and terrorize the public. These groups are large in size and are like a cult. Thankfully the Kenyan soldiers were able to seize the militants in the mall and that more people were not killed and that all the hostages were released by Monday night.
Jon, after reading your article and opinion I'd like to say that it was well written and covered everything that needed to be covered. I defiantly agree that the people who are members of these cults deserve to be brought to justice as the activities that they take part in are illegal and completely unacceptable. The other part of your opinion I liked was when you touched on most of the members in these groups are not members by will, they are being forced to commit crimes which I think is horrible. Something that I though you could have added was some more insight on tactics used to secure the mall. I really like and agree with you point of mentioning that most of these killings are senseless and these people seem to be brainwashed. Your opinion was written beautifully and I enjoyed the article very much.
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