A pair of star-crossed lovers, experienced in terrorism. The Kenyan police, shooting to kill. Grenades. Tear gas. And a baby used as a human shield. These were all involved in an overnight stand-off in Nairobi this weekend, serving as a reminder that al Shabaab is actively seeking to strike against Somalia's neighbours.
The couple were shot dead at their apartment on the outskirts of Nairobi, after a lengthy stand-off during which they threw grenades at the police. The man killed was a Kenyan citizen suspected of carrying out two grenade attacks in October 2011, as the first blows in what became a string of al Shabaab violent attacks against Kenya. Despite the deaths of the jihadi couple, the firing of tear gas into the apartment, and militants' use of their eight month-old baby as a human shield, the child survived.
Kenya has a significant Somali population, especially in its eastern areas and in the slums of Nairobi. Al Shabaab (al Qaeda's East African branch) has been able to draw upon these links in order to make good on its promise to take revenge against Kenya for sending troops to support the Somali Transitional Federal Government, al Shabaab's bitter foe. While Kenyan security forces have prevented this particular atrocity-in-the-making from going ahead, it will certainly not be the last attempt.
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There aren't enough bars jihadis would go to. Nowhere you could go, sit with a drink, and eavesdrop on the messy, convoluted and contradictory mess that is violent jihadism around the world. So instead we have the imaginary Sharaaabtoon, a place where various self-proclaimed mujahadeen will be brought forth to be seen and overheard, just as if they were the clientele of a bar. Remember: no shahada, no service. Twitter: @Sharaabtoon
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