is that was june twenty third saying this is the westgate mall the same group al-shabaab the. that. at least that's what we're hearing so far that this group. insurgent group from somalia main deep in active and involved in local issues inside somalia but since two thousand and eleven a group of african union countries have been on operation inside somalia as a peacekeeping force in kenya as part of that and they keep saying that these foreign powers need to leave somalia and one of the reasons why they keep attacking kenya interestingly they i was asking you out of the attackers of the westgate of the westgate mall they're actually in court today actually as a cold case the last few days and a magistrate actually yesterday said they have to stand trial we don't know how close they actually were to committing the attack because we think that the attackers at the time were killed during the attack but nobody really knows but they are the police and the prosecution is saying that they have some involvement ok tom something thanks so much. let's take over now at some of the other

attacks in kenya over these al-shabaab if this is a group that was behind the bigots are on the westgate mall civil attacks both the care of the recent university a few years back but the very well known shopping mall the westgate attack and i was there and did this looks quite like a similar kind of strategy so the area was a. hotel office complex what's. if the point of hitting a. building like that well is as a terror group of course it's about creating tara but it's a symbol of some of the buildings and places that kenya and nairobi is famous for proud off and it's a way of disturbing the economy in kenya kenya has the largest economy in east africa's a very important financial hop and business wise and lot of international and i say some slightly un n.g.o.s are there so it's a way of hitting a soft target very easily damaging a reputation and create fear in cambridge after the westgate attack kenya was the replications were were big not just for the time but that in terms of tourism the economy people didn't want to go didn't want to go out so again we have a similar sort of as you

cities scenes like this bring back memories of the two thousand and thirteen attack on nairobi's westgate mall when the seizure lasting several days killed sixty seven people as more details emerge there's worry once again about more attacks. on al jazeera. that kenya so it is a part of a peacekeeping mission fighting the somalia be sent its troops there in two thousand and eleven. has vowed to punish its neighbor and two thousand and thirteen al shabaab has attacked the westgate shopping mall in nairobi killing seventy one people later the group claimed responsibility for an attack on a university one hundred forty seven people mostly students were killed three years ago gunman overran a kenyan military base in somalia many soldiers were killed and what became known as the battle of. marks florida is the founder and found off markets africa and he says the attack is an attempt by al-shabaab to restore its prominence in the region. al-shabaab conducted this operation in nairobi in order to restore credibility and prominence to that as long as a militant group that had been on serious defe

after the westgate assaults of course that took place and twenty thirteen kenyan security forces reallycracked down some would say indiscriminately on muslims and as well as ethnics or mollies on the premise that many of them might be members and that in turn so the ngos are among the community which some say leads to recruitment is there a risk that the same thing happens now after this attack considering that the president has come out and spoken but he also did say. that he's going to go after other words everybody who carried out this attack first of all before answering the question on recruitment which we need to be careful what what actually what causes you know terrorism and and hate and recruitment if we compare with twenty thirty in the way the security agencies and forces responded to this particular can do see it's a deed to hartselle they were efficient swift and they overwhelm the terrorists within minutes the terrorist were put on the defense mode meaning that they were able they were able to to you know immediately carry on the offensive and achieve the lift polity that

tourists and aid workers in parts of kenya near the somali border in twenty thirteen attacked the westgate mall in nairobi sixty seven people were killed two years later one hundred forty eight people died in an attack at a university in garrison in eastern kenya and in twenty sixteen the armed group struck a kenyan military base in somalia killing at least one hundred soldiers. let's bring in our panel in nairobi we have security analyst list if i use a folly in oslo we have figured the hanson he is the author of the forthcoming book hornets and rift fault lines of the african jihad also in nairobi is. she's a political analyst she's also the executive director of c.s. a place that's an ngo that works to encourage women and young people to participate in politics good to have you with us on inside story thanks for joining us the most obvious of ali it's now being reported that some of the attackers were in fact kenyans what does that say about al shabaab in kenya and their operations and their ability to strike this way. fast of all these these of course not homegrown terrorists these ter

after the westgate assault of course that took place and twenty thirty in kenyan security forces reallycracked down some would say indiscriminately on muslims and as well as ethnics or mollies on the premise that many of them might be members and that in turn so the anger among the community which some say leads to recruitment is there a risk that the same thing happens now after this attack considering that the president has come out and spoken but he also did say. that he's going to go after other words everybody who carried out this attack first of all before answering the question and recruitment you need to be careful what what actually what causes you know terrorism and and hate and recruitment if we compare with twenty thirty in the way the security agencies and forces responded to this particular can do sits a deed to heart they were efficient swift and they overwhelm the terrorists within minutes the terrorist were put on the defense mode meaning that they were able they were able to to you know immediately carry on the offensive and achieve the lift polity that they had hoped

cities scenes like this bring back memories of the two thousand and thirteen attack on nairobi's westgate mall when the siege lasting several days killed sixty seven people as more details emerge there's worry once again about more attacks. on al jazeera. now kenya so it is a part of a peacekeeping mission fighting in somalia and since nairobi sentence troops there in two thousand and eleven the al qaeda linked group has vowed to punish its neighbor and two thousand and thirteen al shabaab fighters attacked the westgate shopping mall in nairobi killing seventeen people two years later the group claimed responsibility for an attack on a university one hundred forty seven people mostly students were killed three years ago a gunman other than a kenyan military base in somalia many soldiers were killed in what became known as the battle. addie. is the founder of geo markets africa and he says the attack is an attempt by al-shabaab to restore its prominence in the region. al-shabaab conducted this operation in nairobi in order to restore credibility and prominence to that as long as a militant

the reason the armed groups given for targeting kenya in twenty thirteen al shabaab attacked the westgate shopping mall in nairobi killing seventy one people two years later claimed responsibility for an attack on gori say university one hundred forty seven people mostly students were killed and three years ago gunmen live on the kenyan military base in somalia killing many of the soldiers i was there as a joy and is at the scene of this latest attack let's just begin with the fact that the attack is over according to the president so what more do we know about what's going on where you are. lost you i didn't get the last part of the question but. what we can see around is a lot of families. here just waiting for their loved ones who were trapped inside to come out you can see on their faces the sadness the fear of the unknown and one woman the tree talked to her son is in there and she says she doesn't she hasn't talked to him since last evening when he said he's hiding under a table in office and since then his phone went off and she is just seriously worried most of them don't want to

the group hit t the westgate killing s seven. in 2015, they attacked a university. >> prosecutors have asked judges coast president from returning from -- returning to his homeland. wavave oftrial for a postelection violence that left 3000 people dead. he is the first head of state to ststand trial. >> a day after h he was acquittd of crimes against humanity, his future remains uncertain. tuesday, he will walk free after spendnding seven years behind bars because the prosecution failed to prprove their case. prosecutors intend to appeal. release. to oppose the the main concern is he returns to the ivory coast where he remains popular. figure. influential >> forgiveness is not some luxury for the ivory coast. it is a necessity for the ivory coast. we have to look at what is ahead of us. >> the acquittal has been deplored by critics. him of launching a campaign of murder, rape, and persecution. >> police have fired tear gas at crowds queueuing for bread in te capital. businesses are shut on this third day of the stay-at-home strike

whether the two other attacks of course that were by al shabaab and both very similar whole lot westgate mall and garrison university when the people involved in those attacks have been able to justice well. in terms of the west get to attack. in fact yesterday the courts here did order. a case against three suspects to carry on one suspect was released because of lack of evidence but a case against three other suspects is ongoing and many other cases pertaining to terrorist attacks and their operations are way in the local kenyan court so what action has the government taken since these last major attacks to to try to minimize the risk that kenya faces from them. several auctions have been taken some technique for instance. the border between kenya and somali is now. mond by the kenya army which is part of can a defense forces as against. the police there were a number of. amendments that were undertaking. investment in terms of resources into security apparatuses in this country and it is believed that because of those actions by the government for about three to four years now we've n

mall here in nairobi known as westgate mall was also attacked and sixty five people lost their lives followed by a university attack i think in twenty fifteen where one hundred fifty students lost their lives and now here we are three years later thank you very much al jazeera is choice phony with all the latest from nairobi. meanwhile judges of international criminal court have acquitted former ivory coast president of war crimes charges and called his immediate release a prosecution accused of crimes against humanity including persecution murder and rape during the election violence of two thousand and eleven. points from abidjan the. supporters of former i rico sleeves are long gone by both celebrated as news of his acquittal spread across the country. the international criminal court ordered his immediate release will do. better but it is a moment of incredible joy we feel like we all have been freed he is our leader our president a man of peace. eighty witnesses gave evidence thousands of documents were produced but after seven years in prison the judges say the prosecution fail

then to nairobi and a kenyan court will rule on whether four suspects charged with the westgate mallber 21st 2013. and later in india, one of the world's largest religious gatherings, kumbh mela begins in the northern city of allahabad. we know malala yousafzai as the nobel peace prize winner who was shot and nearly killed by the taliban when she was just fifteen years old. well now she's written a book called we are displaced in which she tells her own story and shares the journeys of other young female refugees who have been forced from their homes. here she is talking to our arts correspondent rebecca jones. have met many refu trips i have met many refugee girls in my trips around the world, i have been to refugee camps and informal settle m e nts to refugee camps and informal settlements and i've heard these inspiring stories from these refugee girls but on the other hand, i hear in the news different stories about refugees, numbers and figures. we hear about refugees and immigrants but we never hear from them, especially young women and girls. you know what it's like to be displ

biggest not talks but in terms of the death toll it doesn't rank and when the a what happened did westgate in this and in september two thousand and thirteen at the gotta say university must suck out where more than one hundred forty people were killed on a day brings the latest that from nairobi sanction. doctors in zimbabwe say sixty eight people have been treated for gunshot wounds after protests this week seventeen of the victims had to have emergency surgery have been days of violence between demonstrators and security forces many angry over a steep rise in fuel prices police have arrested hundreds of people including prominent prominent rights activists present as the man has been speaking on social media here's part of what he had to say on twitter on thursday i've been deeply saddened by the events in our beloved homeland violence will not reform our economy violence will not rebuild our nation he goes on to say resolving some bob weighs economic challenges is a monumental task and whilst it may not always feel that way we are moving in the right direction. is a senior researcher a

cities scenes like this bring back memories of the two thousand and thirteen attack on nairobi's westgate mall when the. days killed sixty seven people as more details emerge there's worry once again about more attacks. kenya. and somalia. troops there in two thousand and eleven. to punish its neighbor and to. attack the west. killing seventeen people to. attack on a university one hundred forty. students were killed three years ago. a kenyan military base in somalia many soldiers were killed. as the battle. let's get more on the. markets as a consultant offering political and market analysis on africa and he's joining us from austin texas very good to have you with us on. why do you think carried out this attack now. thank you elizabeth for having me on your program great to speak with you and conducted this operation in nairobi in order to reste or credibility and prominence to that as long as militant group that had been on syria's defense of operations inside somalia due to aggressive foreign and african union military operations degrading them over the last several years and al-shaba

their 2013 westgate mall attack wft at least 67 dead.ya's deployment of troops in somalia, where al-shabaab is based, has resulted in frequent attacks in both nairobi and aher parts of the country. ck's unclear how many gunman were involved in the attack, but kenyan police say they have secured the buildings and are in the final stages of mopping up. jeff? >> glor: all right, deborah, thank you very much. president trump's nominee for attorney general, william barr, promised senators today that, if confirmed, he will protect the special counsel's russia investigation, which the president has referred to as a t tch hunt. nancy cordes has more on this confirmation hearing. ir i will not be bullied into doing anything i think is wrong by anybody. >> reporter: the president's orck for attorney general was prepared for tough questions ugout his would-be boss. >> the president's going to expect you to do his bidding. i can almost guarantee you he'll cross the line at some point. >> reporter: 68-year-old william prr is in line to succeed jeff o

somalia and is there and in the fight against us above but there have been several attacks since the westgate attack a couple of years ago there's been any talk at the university a couple of years ago a major attack and also smaller ones which have been happening throughout the years so it seems to be something that's difficult that the government is fighting difficult to handle. sela thank you very much for bringing us up to date there on a coach reporting live from nairobi. now to some of the other stories making news around the world today australian officials have arrested two airline employees for allegedly smuggling high grade heroin into the country cabin crew from lindo air are accused of belonging to a drug trafficking ring that operated from malaysia to australia police say the syndicate had been active for five years. several hundred one during migrants bound for the u.s. have crossed into guatemala immigration authorities say people who lacked the proper documents will be turned back caravans heading towards the united states have inflamed the debate over u.s. immigration policy w

yes and joy i suppose this will also bring back memories of the westgate mall attack a few years ago and in two thousand and thirteen which left at least sixty seven people dead are there fears about more attacks in the country. right now the country they've put it on the highest it's because this things keep popping mean and even though the last one the top and was about three years ago in twenty sixteen when the al-shabaab has. raided the. calm in somalia that toasted the kenyan defense force and killed over two hundred soldiers that's the last one we had which was also commemorating what happened the attack that happened yesterday and this would tell before then we've had attacks like the one at the university. and some few more you know as my know once that happened in the north part of kenya but we've seen it happening but in this scale it's not mean this. we can say that it's it's it's something that is keep on pressing to prove a point thank you very much joy. in the kenyan capital nairobi thank you joy well now to zimbabwe where the president has called for calm and vowed to

absolutely this shopping mall westgate shopping mall this attack happened sixteen thousand people were killed in just a few days ago the people who had been charged with this crime are in court it was judgment day one of the four people that. have been found to have a case to suddenly have another attack on a university university. of the country. many students were killed in that attack and it was important to have been for this attack why fight with another attack in a day from island south in somalia twenty six being this attack happened when shabaab a fight as many of them attacked a come an army some complicated. and many kenyans were killed in that attack as well police we have not the kenyan military has not been able to kind of how many were killed in that attack but there are many more than a hundred we've been told his wife is comforting to hear a lot of concern that this has happened but it's also important to note that over the. kind of attacks have gone down police have been able to buy many attacks many attempts to attack various places but we also know that there are sev

cities scenes like this bring back memories of the two thousand and thirteen attack on nairobi's westgate mall when a siege lasting several days killed sixty seven people as more details emerge there's worry once again about more attacks. on al jazeera. and these are live pictures from the scene of a attack as there is clearly a very active scene from anthony in accounting as there has the latest. earlier on the interior minister who's in charge of security released a report indicating that they had to situation under control and what they were doing or are doing right now is more the area. evidence of. the a talk but the surveillance footage that we had seen shows that we know that there were four people armed with a k forty seven who entered the hotel we hear one of them from eyewitnesses we hear one of them blew himself up in front of the hotel so death toll stands at about fourteen people but this is an official number we're still waiting for the government to give us the the official number right now but what we can tell you what is happening is a bit quiet it's a bit calm early on w

their 2013 westgate mall attack left at least 67 dead.yment of troops in somalia where al shabaab is based has resulted in frequent attacks in both nairobi and other parts of the country. it's unclear how many gunmen were involved in the attack, but kenyan police say they have secured the buildings and are in the final stages of mopping up. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. stay with us. i was on the fence about changing from a manual to an electric toothbrush. but my hygienist said going electric could lead to way cleaner teeth. she said, get the one inspired by dentists, with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's gentle rounded brush head removes more plaque along the gum line. for cleaner teeth and healthier gums. and unlike sonicare, oral-b is the first electric toothbrush brand accepted by the ada for its effectiveness and safety. what an amazing clean! i'll only use an oral-b! oral-b. brush like a pro. know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a n

is quite different from what happened is seventh about trying to teach when there was talk of the westgate mall and in twenty fifteen when i must like a one hundred i'm told to. students in a university in the northeastern part of the can she calls base also close samba kenya might be facing the threat of homegrown terrorism and the government is saying defeat is going to massive security operation to recover as many of the illegally held firearms os possible. a group of soldiers and venezuela's national guard has been arrested accused of planning an uprising against president nicolas maduro stories about expense and you notice that these are members of the body of aryan national guard in venice when they say they does not recognize the government of any. leader when i need the support of the people of venezuela take to the streets here we are this is what you wanted to defend the constitution you know here we are here the troop and if today i think that i mean what if it happened at a military base in got the second act ask the ministry of defense said forty people had been detained and p

came a day after a magistrate there ruled that three men must stand trial in connection with the westgatesiege. you remember that from 2013. that was when a group of extremists at a mall that's actually near yesterday's attack. 67 people killed in that attack. >> we'll be watching that one for more details. >>> back here at home moving on to politics, president trump's pick for attorney general is vowing to assert his independence, declaring he will not be bullied. >> william barr's confirmation hearing continues today after he faced hours of questioning telling senators that it's in the public's interest to let special counsel robert mueller complete the russia investigation. >> and he split with the president, saying the probe is not a witch hunt. abc's pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: the president's own pick for attorney general saying he knows bob mueller, that he's a marine, he's a friend, and that mueller would not conduct a witch hunt. vowing to protect the special counsel's investigation. >> it is vitally important that the special counsel be allowed to complete his in

cities scenes like this bring back memories of the two thousand and thirteen attack on nairobi's westgate mall when the siege lasting several days killed sixty seven people as more details emerge there's worry once again about more attacks not to do much if the. culture dirge on al jazeera out a source joining us sent in this report from near the scene in nairobi. the interior minister who's in charge of security released a report indicating that they had the situation under control and what they were doing or are doing right now is more the area. evidence for the a talk but surveillance footage that we had seen shows that we there were four people. forty seven who entered the hotel we hear one of them from eyewitnesses we hear one of them blew himself up in front of the hotel so far the death toll stands at about fourteen people but this is an official number we're still waiting for the government to give us the the official number right now what we can tell you what is happening is a bit quiet it's a bit calm early on we could hear a gunshot exchange which is not clear whether that was

achieve their goals as much as they did in twenty thirteen when they carried out a similar attack at westgate and the security agencies have been on high alert al-shabaab has not been able to carry out attacks in the last three or four years in the city of nairobi because of the high levels of a lot that the security agencies have been i've been having but is this going to force the government in any way to rethink the effectiveness of their current counterterrorism strategy and their possible involvement of keeping their troops in somalia as part of the african union mission there but i think if anything the way the security agencies responded both time. and is is rather demonstrates the effectiveness of the counterterrorism strategy and the national account of violent acts to mean extrusion strategy that has been in place for a number of years now with regard to whether the kenyan government will think of moving out of somalia i don't think this particular time will make any headway or will convince or will influence any decision from the cañon government to leave somalia ok mr fairlie we t

cities scenes like this bring back memories of the two thousand and thirteen attack on nairobi's westgate mall when the siege lasting several days killed sixty seven people as more details emerge there's worry once again about more attacks. on al jazeera. al-jazeera. going to live for us in nairobi so what's the latest that's happening there already archway. we're standing next to hundred meters from where the attack took place and the interior minister who's responsible or in charge of security had released a report that indicated that they. taking control of the situation and all they had secured all the buildings and what they're doing right now is more being more ping at the area to gather evidence but after that we were able to hear gunshots a bit contradict seeing the statement from the minister but right now what is happening there's been steady exits of security security forces from the area not entirely but majority of them who who were in the area we've also seen several ambulances also exit the area but we were able to watch civilians surveillance video that is located in the h

the speed with which the forces reacted and also brought to on and the operation as compared to westgate which took about four days to complete so a lot of effort has been put in place but then al-shabaab. you know is losing ground in somalia on the receiving end of somali special forces assisted by the u.s. military that want still to show that it is a force to reckon with and that's why it's managed to carry out these a toc and of course wants to show but it is still there and able to carry out an even with the use of kenyan own people in kenya citizens thank you for that reporting there live from nairobi let's bring in our social production media. a lot of conversation online about how the attack in nairobi was covered by the media that's right funny well in the meantime kenyans all season the hash tag we shall overcome in solidarity with the victims' families but there's also a lot of criticism about how western media are covering the story many kenyans are angry with the new york times for example for publishing photos of wounded people and dead bodies while the new york times has d

westgate mall when the siege last in several days killed sixty seven people. as more details emerge about choose that violence many in the capital will be worrying about further attacks and what to do if the. al-jazeera. i'm not. so i had for you on the program we meet asylum seekers who have set off from under us to the united states as part of another walking caravan china sentences a canadian citizen to death on drug charges straining an already tense relationship between the two countries. and the sculpture that angered minority christians in israel's north field the debate over the use of religious symbols in. taiwan. a sovereign island state or a renegade province of china that must soon return to mainland control. as the battle for taiwanese hearts and minds intensifies. people in power investigates the tactics of those to whom reunification is only a matter of time. taiwan spies lies and crossed break ties on a. but there is one grown in a very short time to be a trusted news source wherever you are in the world he really want to know what's going on t

out or cheve their goals as much as the deed in twenty fifteen when they carried out a similar at westgate and the security agencies have been on high allowed al shabaab has not been able to carry out attacks in the last three or four years in the city of nairobi because of the high levels of a lot that the security agencies have been i've been having zimbabwe's main cities have been calm but tense on the last day of a national strike it was call to protest against the government's imputes hike and impose a hike in fuel prices a leading activist has been arrested in harare and faces charges of inciting violence internet activity is back up and running in the country after the telecoms networks blocked access to social media sites wordsmith reports. and activists pastor has been using social media to encourage people to observe a three day national stay at home protest triggered by a steep rise in fuel prices in zimbabwe that's how to rest it and facing allegations of inciting violence. how people away in constitutes mean to. close this is the. real. there's been an uneasy carman zimbabwe's