Response of Kenya Security Forces to Terrorist Attacks in the Post-Westgate Period

The article describes how Kenya, through its security forces, responded to significant terrorist attacks carried out by terrorist organization Al-Shabaab on the territory of Kenya alongside how those attacks contributed to the development of counter-terrorism measures. The measures are analyzed from...

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Published in:	Obrana a Strategie
Main Author:	David Jirásek
Format:	Article
Language:	Czech
Published:	University of Defence 2023-12-01
Subjects:	kenya security forces; al-shabaab; counter-terrorism measures; westgate; garissa; dusit
Online Access:	https://www.obranaastrategie.cz/cs/archiv/rocnik-2023/2-2023/clanky/response-of-kenya-security-forces-to-terrorist-attacks-in-the-post-westgate-period.html

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