Geiselnahme in Nairobi, Terrorangriff somalischer Islamisten in Kenia Einstellungen

[Dave76]

Armed police guide a woman carrying a child to safety at Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 20 people in what Kenya's government said could be a terrorist attack, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets in search of safety. Sporadic gun shots could be heard hours after the assault started as soldiers surrounded the mall and police and soldiers combed the building, hunting down the attackers shop by shop. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A woman who had been hiding during the gun battle runs for cover after armed police, seen behind, enter the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. Gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Saturday, killing at least 22 people in an attack targeting non-Muslims at an upscale mall in Kenya's capital that was hosting a children's day event, a Red Cross official and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan)

Armed special forces aim their weapons at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, after gunmen threw grenades and opened fire during an attack that left multiple dead and dozens wounded. A witness to the attacks on the upscale shopping mall says that gunmen told Muslims to stand up and leave and that non-Muslims would be targeted. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Trucks of soldiers from the Kenya Defense Forces arrive after dawn outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Islamic extremist gunmen lobbed grenades and fired assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Early Sunday morning, 12 hours after the attack began, gunmen remained holed up inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Soldiers from a special unit arrive outside the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 21, 2013 where an attack by gunmen left at least 39 people dead, including two Canadians, and 150 wounded (AFP Photo/Simon Maina)

Armed police leave after entering the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. Gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Saturday, killing at least 22 people in an attack targeting non-Muslims at an upscale mall in Kenya's capital that was hosting a children's day event, a Red Cross official and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan)

Soldiers from the Kenya Defense Forces carry a wounded colleague, following the sound of explosions and gunfire, out of the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. A barrage of gunfire erupted Sunday morning from the upscale Kenyan mall where there is a hostage standoff with Islamic extremist attackers, according to Associated Press journalists at the scene. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Kenya security personnel move to take their positions outside a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Kenya authorities said Islamic extremist attackers remain inside the upscale Kenyan shopping mall, holding an unknown number of hostages, after killing at least 39 and injuring 150 in the Saturday's attack. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

Kenya security personnel move to their positions as others stand guard outside a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Kenya authorities said Islamic extremist attackers remain inside the upscale Kenyan shopping mall, holding an unknown number of hostages, after killing at least 39 and injuring 150 during the Saturday's attack. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

Kenya security personnel walk to their positions as others stand quard outside a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Kenya authorities said Islamic extremist attackers remain inside the upscale Kenyan shopping mall, holding an unknown number of hostages, after killing at least 39 and injuring 150 during the Saturday's attack. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

[Dave76]

An armed police officer takes cover during a bout of gunfire outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. Gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Saturday killing at least 22 people in an attack targeting non-Muslims at an upscale mall in Kenya's capital that was hosting a children's day event, a Red Cross official and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Policemen search a man for weapons as he walked out of Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. Militant gunmen stormed the shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 39 people, including children, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets in search of safety. Kenyan security forces were still locked in a standoff on Sunday with the al Qaeda-linked militants, who were holding an unknown number of hostages. Picture taken September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Image from AFPTV shows Kenyan security forces taking position inside a shopping mall following an attack by masked gunmen in Nairobi on September 21, 2013. Some 10 to 15 gunmen are still battling security forces inside Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall, Kenya's interior minster said Sunday. (AFP Photo/Nichole Sobecki)

Armed police search Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. Militant gunmen stormed the shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 25 people, including children, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets in search of safety. Shooting continued hours after the initial assault as troops surrounded the Westgate mall and police and soldiers combed the building, hunting down the attackers shop by shop. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Kenyan army soldier takes cover behind a wall at Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Saturday, killing at least 30 people including children and sending scores fleeing in panic, in an attack claimed by the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab. Shooting continued hours after the initial assault as troops surrounded the Westgate mall and police and soldiers combed the building, hunting the attackers shop by shop. A police officer inside the building said the gunmen were barricaded inside a Nakumatt supermarket, one of Kenya's biggest chains. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

A Kenyan army soldier keeps guard in an armoured carrier vehicle, at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Saturday, killing at least 30 people including children and sending scores fleeing in panic, in an attack claimed by the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab. Shooting continued hours after the initial assault as troops surrounded the Westgate mall and police and soldiers combed the building, hunting the attackers shop by shop. A police officer inside the building said the gunmen were barricaded inside a Nakumatt supermarket, one of Kenya's biggest chains. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

A police officer (C ) secures an area as civilians flee inside Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 20 people in what Kenya's government said could be a terrorist attack, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets in search of safety. Sporadic gun shots could be heard hours after the assault started as soldiers surrounded the mall and police and soldiers combed the building, hunting down the attackers shop by shop. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

Security officers secure an area inside Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 20 people in what Kenya's government said could be a terrorist attack, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets in search of safety. Sporadic gun shots could be heard hours after the assault started as soldiers surrounded the mall and police and soldiers combed the building, hunting down the attackers shop by shop. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

Police officers try to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree, in Nairobi September 21, 2013. The gunmen stormed the shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 20 people in what Kenya's government said could be a terrorist attack, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets in search of safety. Sporadic gun shots could be heard hours after the assault started as soldiers surrounded the mall and police and soldiers combed the building, hunting down the attackers shop by shop. Some local television stations reported hostages had been taken, but there was no official confirmation. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

A police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree in Nairobi September 21, 2013. The gunmen stormed the shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 20 people in what Kenya's government said could be a terrorist attack, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets in search of safety. Sporadic gun shots could be heard hours after the assault started as soldiers surrounded the mall and police and soldiers combed the building, hunting down the attackers shop by shop. Some local television stations reported hostages had been taken, but there was no official confirmation. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

[Dave76]

An armed security officer (C ) assists civilians escaping from the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree, in Nairobi September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

Soldiers and armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree in Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

An injured man (C ) is carried out of Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree, in Nairobi September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

Armed police approach the entrance of Westgate shopping centre where a body lays as they hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree in Nairobi September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A soldier carries a child to safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

An injured policeman holds on to his wound as his compatriot searches through the Westgate shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in the Kenyan capital on Saturday killing at least 15 people, according to the Kenyan Red Cross, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets seeking safety. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A armed police officer keeps watch as a body is loaded into an ambulance outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday Sept. 21, 2013, where shooting erupted when armed men attempted to rob a shop, according to police. Witnesses say a half dozen grenades also went off along with volleys of gunfire in and around the mall. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

Armed police guide a woman carrying a child to safety as they hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

People scramble for safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A child runs to safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

[General Gauder]

Interessanter Waffenmix den die da haben.
Und das so viele die eine AK in der Hand haben die Schulterstütze eingeklappt haben.

Der Beitrag wurde von General Gauder bearbeitet: 22. Sep 2013, 13:28

[Dave76]

Police take cover outside Westgate shopping centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree in Nairobi September 21, 2013. TREUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Emergency services carry a woman to an ambulance in the car park as police search through the Westgate shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Armed police search through Westgate shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Armed police search customers taking cover inside a bathroom while combing through the Westgate shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Armed police search through Westgate shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

An armed police searches through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A policeman takes up position during a shootout with armed men at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi September 21, 2013. At least nine people were killed in a shooting in the shopping mall in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Saturday, witnesses said. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

[Hummingbird]

Israelis reportedly join efforts to break siege

An Israeli security source said earlier Sunday that Israeli advisers were helping Kenya formulate a strategy to end the siege at the upscale shopping center, which is partly owned by Israelis.

"There are Israeli advisers helping with the negotiating strategy, but no Israelis involved in any imminent storming operation," said the source, who declined to be identified.

The source said only a "handful" of Israelis, "purely in an advisory role," were on scene at the mall, which has several Israeli-owned outlets and is frequented by expatriates and Kenyans.

An Israeli source in Nairobi said all Israelis who were in the mall at the time of the attack had made it out safely, with the last three rescued overnight.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.548194

[Hummingbird]

Armed police leave after entering the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. Gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Saturday, killing at least 22 people in an attack targeting non-Muslims at an upscale mall in Kenya's capital that was hosting a children's day event, a Red Cross official and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan)

Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013: Nairobi, Kenya_ Trucks of soldiers from the Kenya Defense Forces arrive after dawn outside the Westgate Mall. Kenyan authorities said Islamic extremist attackers remain inside the upscale Kenyan shopping mall, holding an unknown number of hostages, after killing and injuring scores of people in the attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Armed police take cover behind escalators as smoke fills the air inside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan)

A child runs to safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

An armed policeman searches through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A body is seen as an armed police searches through the Westgate shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in the Kenyan capital on Saturday killing at least 15 people, according to the Kenyan Red Cross, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets seeking safety. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A woman's body in Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi after a shooting spree, September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital on Saturday killing at least 15 people, according to the Kenyan Red Cross, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets seeking safety. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

An injured policeman holds on to his wound as his compatriot searches through the Westgate shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in the Kenyan capital on Saturday killing at least 15 people, according to the Kenyan Red Cross, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets seeking safety. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Der Beitrag wurde von Hummingbird bearbeitet: 22. Sep 2013, 21:20

[Ferrus_Manus]

Interessant das die kenianischen Streitkräfte das SCAR-H einsetzen.

[Shakraan]

Öhm, Hummingbird, Gewaltpic vlt als Link?

[goschi]

Wir haben diese bilderserie schon im Infanteristen, doppelt ist nicht nötig, daher ist hier zu.


goschi (admin)

[Hummingbird]

Wie wärs wenn die Bilder aus dem Sammelthread hierhin ausgelagert werden?

[Hummingbird]

Goschi, ich habe für den Terrorangriff in Nairobi einen eigenen Thread aufgemacht, weil ich vorhatte Material zu posten, das über den Rahmen des Infanterie-Bildersammelthread hinausgeht. Ich lass das dann halt. Ist ja schließlich Usus, das ein Ereignis in Afrika nicht die gleiche Aufmerkasmkeit bekommt, wie Ereignisse die nicht so weit weg sind.

[Nite]

Interessanter Waffenmix den die da haben.
Und das so viele die eine AK in der Hand haben die Schulterstütze eingeklappt haben.

Jup, wobei auf den Bildern auch so ziemlich das ganze Spektrum kenyanischer Sicherheitskräfte zu sehen ist.
Die kenyanische Armee ist mit Masse immer noch mit G3 und FAL ausgestattet, vereinzelt auch M4. Bei den Herren mit SCAR dürfte es sich um militärische Spezialkraefte handeln.
Bei der Polizei wurden die G3 und FAL in den letzten Jahren mit Masse durch AKs ersetzt. Die Jungs mit den roten Barretts sind von der GSU (General Service Unit) der Polizei, im Prinzip eine stark paramilitärisch ausgerichte Bereitschaftspolizei (man koente auch sagen: die Jungs fürs Grobe)

[Dave76]

Die kenyanische Armee ist mit Masse immer noch mit G3 und FAL ausgestattet, vereinzelt auch M4. Bei den Herren mit SCAR dürfte es sich um militärische Spezialkraefte handeln.

Ich denke auch die mit M4 ausgerüsteten Soldaten dürften Spezialkräfte bzw. spezialisierte Kräfte sein, wahrscheinlich Teile des erst vor kurzem (unter US-amerikanischer Ägide) aufgestellten Special Operations Regiment, welches wiederum aus dem 30th Special Operations Battalion und dem 40th Kenya Ranger Strike Battalion besteht.

[Dave76]

Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013: Nairobi, Kenya_Civilians who had been hiding during a gun battle hold their hands in the air as a precautionary measure before being searched by armed police leading them to safety, inside the Westgate Mall. Kenyan authorities said Islamic extremist attackers remain inside the upscale Kenyan shopping mall Sunday, holding an unknown number of hostages, after killing and injuring scores of people in the attack. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan, File)

Trucks of soldiers from the Kenya Defense Forces arrive after dawn outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Islamic extremist gunmen lobbed grenades and fired assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Early Sunday morning, 12 hours after the attack began, gunmen remained holed up inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Kenya security personnel move to their positions as others stand guard outside a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Kenya authorities said Islamic extremist attackers remain inside the upscale Kenyan shopping mall, holding an unknown number of hostages, after killing at least 39 and injuring 150 during the Saturday's attack. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

Kenya security forces are seen behind a wall outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Monday morning, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A policeman and photographers take cover after hearing gun shots near the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi September 23, 2013. Thick smoke poured from the besieged Nairobi mall where Kenyan officials said their forces were closing in on Islamists holding hostages on Monday, three days after a raid by Somalia's al Shabaab killed at least 62 people. It remained unclear how many gunmen and hostages were still cornered in the Westgate shopping centre, two hours after a series of loud explosions and gunfire were followed by a plume of black smoke, that grew in volume from one part of the complex. REUTERS/Karel Prinsloo

A police officer takes cover at a distance from the Westgate Shopping Centre after continuous gunfire was heard coming from the mall in Nairobi September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

Police officers and members of the media take cover at a distance from the Westgate Shopping Centre after continuous gunfire was heard coming from the mall in Nairobi September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

A Kenyan soldier walks outside the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Kenyan soldiers walk towards the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

[schießmuskel]

Gibt es Gründe warum die Kenianer die G-3 und fals mit AK ersetzten. Die Dinger sahen schon extrem verloddert aus.

@ Nite Wer sind den die mit den Maroon Berets?

[Dave76]

Rotes Barett = Militärpolizei
Weinrotes Barett = GSU

Niemand schrieb etwas davon, dass AKs die G3 und FN-FAL Gewehre ersetzen. AKs werden von der paramilitärischen GSU und von sonstigen Polizeieinheiten eingesetzt.

Der Beitrag wurde von Dave76 bearbeitet: 23. Sep 2013, 18:27

[Hardware]

Gibt es schon Bilder der ausländischen Kräfte, welche sich aus Unterstützungsgründen vor Ort befinden?

Der Beitrag wurde von Hardware bearbeitet: 23. Sep 2013, 18:49

[Dave76]

Gibt es schon Bilder der ausländischen Kräfte, welche sich aus Unterstützungsgründen vor Ort befinden?

Mir ist noch bis jetzt keines untergekommen. Ich weise allerdings auch gleich mal darauf hin, dass es sich, entgegen anderer Meldungen, wohl nur um beratende Tätigkeiten handelt.

[Nite]

Die kenyanische Armee ist mit Masse immer noch mit G3 und FAL ausgestattet, vereinzelt auch M4. Bei den Herren mit SCAR dürfte es sich um militärische Spezialkraefte handeln.

Ich denke auch die mit M4 ausgerüsteten Soldaten dürften Spezialkräfte bzw. spezialisierte Kräfte sein, wahrscheinlich Teile des erst vor kurzem (unter US-amerikanischer Ägide) aufgestellten Special Operations Regiment, welches wiederum aus dem 30th Special Operations Battalion und dem 40th Kenya Ranger Strike Battalion besteht.

In diesem Fall ja, allerdings hab ich auch schon M4 in den Händen regulärer Soldaten gesehen

[goschi]

Thema ausgelagert:

Goschi, ich habe für den Terrorangriff in Nairobi einen eigenen Thread aufgemacht, weil ich vorhatte Material zu posten, das über den Rahmen des Infanterie-Bildersammelthread hinausgeht. Ich lass das dann halt. Ist ja schließlich Usus, das ein Ereignis in Afrika nicht die gleiche Aufmerkasmkeit bekommt, wie Ereignisse die nicht so weit weg sind.

Da du ohne erweiterte Beschreibung diesen Thread separat geöffnet hattest, war diese Absicht nicht wirklich erkenntlich, nur dass die gleichen Bilder an zwei Orten gepostet wurden (und mangels Zeit habe ich das potentielle Auslagern vor mir hergeschoben), böse Absichten habe ich dir nicht unterstellt, ich ging schlicht davon aus, dass du Dave's Bilderserie noch nicht gesehen hattest.
Jetzt hole ich das auslagern nach.



goschi (admin)

[Hummingbird]

Besten Dank.

[Hummingbird]

Das kenianische Innenministerium hat getwittert:

We're in control of Westgate

[Sgt. Sanderson]

Mich wundert es, dass keiner der anwesenden Sicherheitskräfte Gehörschutz trägt.

[Nite]

Mich wundert es, dass keiner der anwesenden Sicherheitskräfte Gehörschutz trägt.

Gehörschutz? In Afrika steckt man sich 9mm-Hülsen in die Ohren wenn man meint sowas zu brauchen ...TIA

[Dave76]

Kenya Defence Forces soldiers move into position at Westgate shopping centre after an exchange of gunfire inside the mall in Nairobi September 23, 2013. Thick smoke poured from the besieged Nairobi mall where Kenyan officials said their forces were closing in on Islamists holding hostages on Monday, three days after a raid by Somalia's al Shabaab killed at least 62 people. It remained unclear how many gunmen and hostages were still cornered in the Westgate shopping centre, two hours after a series of loud explosions and gunfire were followed by a plume of black smoke, that grew in volume from one part of the complex. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

Kenya Defence Forces soldiers leave from the main entrance of Westgate shopping centre after explosions at the mall in Nairobi September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

A Kenya Defence Forces soldier carrying a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) walks past an armoured military vehicle in front of the Westgate shopping centre after an exchange of gunfire inside the mall in Nairobi September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

Smoke rises from the Westgate shopping centre after explosions at the mall in Nairobi September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

Kenyan soldiers, one with a bandaged head, left, walk around the side of the Westgate Mall as large explosions and heavy gunfire are heard in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Four large blasts rocked Kenya's Westgate Mall on Monday, sending large plumes of smoke over an upscale suburb as Kenyan military forces sought to rescue an unknown number of hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

A soldier holds a RPG near the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, as smoke rises from it, Monday Sept 23 2013. Islamic extremist gunmen lobbed grenades and fired assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Multiple large blasts have rocked the mall Monday where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene heard multiple blasts and a barrage of gunfire. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists. (AP Photo/ Sayyid Azim)

Kenya security personnel take cover outside the Westgate Mall after shooting started inside the mall early Monday morning, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

A security officer takes cover following a string of explosions from Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi during the third day of a stand-off between Kenyan security forces and gunmen inside the building September 23, 2013. Powerful explosions sent thick smoke billowing from the Nairobi mall where militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group threatened to kill hostages on the third day of a raid in which at least 59 have already died. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

Kenyan police officers take position during the ongoing military operation at the Westgate Shopping Centre in the capital Nairobi, September 23, 2013. Gunfire and explosions sounded on Monday from the Nairobi mall where militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group threatened to kill hostages on the third day of a raid in which at least 68 have already died. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Kenyan police officers take positions during the ongoing military operation at the Westgate Shopping Centre in the capital Nairobi, September 23, 2013. Gunfire and explosions sounded on Monday from the Nairobi mall where militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group threatened to kill hostages on the third day of a raid in which at least 68 have already died. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

[Dave76]

Security officers take cover behind a wall as they wait for developments near Westgate Shopping Centre during the third day of stand-off between Kenyan security forces and gunmen inside the building in Nairobi September 23, 2013. Gunfire and explosions sounded on Monday from the Nairobi mall where militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group threatened to kill hostages on the third day of a raid in which at least 68 have already died. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

A soldier rides a horse near the Westgate shopping centre after an explosion in Nairobi, September 23, 2013. Powerful explosions sent thick smoke billowing from the Nairobi mall where militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group threatened to kill hostages on the third day of a raid in which at least 59 have already died. REUTERS/Karel Prinsloo

Police officers take cover following a string of explosions from Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi, during the third day of a stand off between Kenyan security forces and gunmen inside the building September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

A Kenyan police officer runs for cover in a nearby forest as large explosions and heavy gunfire are heard from the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Four large blasts rocked Kenya's Westgate Mall on Monday, sending large plumes of smoke over an upscale suburb as Kenyan military forces sought to rescue an unknown number of hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Kenya Army personal walk late evening outside the mall as a plume of black smoke continues to billow over the Westgate Mall, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Multiple large blasts rocked the mall where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene heard multiple blasts and a barrage of gunfire. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) armoured military vehicle drives from the Westgate shopping centre after an exchange of gunfire inside the mall in Nairobi September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Kenyan soldiers hold their rifles near the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Karel Prinsloo

Kenyan Defense Forces leave the near vicinity of the Westgate Mall in Nairobi Kenya Monday Sept. 23 2013. Multiple large blasts have rocked the mall where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene heard multiple blasts and a barrage of gunfire. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists. (AP Photo/ Jerome Delay)

[Hummingbird]

#alshaabab has released names of the attackers of #westgate on it's twitter handle as follows;

1. ahmed mohamed isse 22 y.o native, from saint paul minnesota
2. abdifatah osman keenadiid. 24 y.o from minneapolis
3. gen mustafe noorudiin. 27 y.o from kansas city. MO
4. qasim said mussa 22 y.o garissa KE
5. ahmed nasir shirdoon 24 y.o from london UK
6. zaki jama caraale 20 y.o from hargeisa somalia
7. ismael guled 23 y.o from helsinki finland
8. sayid nuh 25 y.o from kismayu somalia
9. abdirizak mouled 24 y.o from ontario canada

Al-Shaabab hat diese Namensliste auf Twitter bekannt gemacht, kurz bevor deren Account gesperrt wurde. BBC und Reuters meldeten dann das Al-Shaabab dementiert unter den Angreifern wären Amerikaner und Briten. Nun meldet die Washington Post das der kenianische Außenminister vermeldet:

Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said Monday that “two or three Americans” and “one Brit” were among the perpetrators of the attack.

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Sieht so aus als hätten wir hier Osama-Bin-Nachladen:

Kenya attack is product of brutal power struggle within al-Shabaab

Westgate mall atrocity looks like statement of intent by hardliner Ahmed Abdi Godane after consolidating power over group


Simon Tisdall
The Guardian, Sunday 22 September 2013 16.45 BST

The attack on the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi by Islamist militants from the Somali-based al-Shabaab terrorist group is a direct product of the long-running failure of western powers and African Union countries to end more than 20 years of anarchy in the "failed state" of Somalia. But it also reflects the outcome of a brutal power struggle within al-Shabaab that has brought the group's hardline global jihadist wing to the fore.

At first glance the Westgate atrocity simply looks like a vicious reprisal for successful military operations undertaken in southern Somalia by the 4,000 Kenyan troops attached to Amisom, the 18,000-strong African-Union-led, UN-backed peacemaking mission. A statement by al-Shabaab said as much, and threatened more of the same until the "Kenyan invaders" withdrew.

But Westgate also looks like a chilling statement of intent by Ahmed Abdi Godane, the al-Shabaab leader, who consolidated his power in June in an internal coup. Among four top commanders who were executed by Godane were two of the group's co-founders, known as al-Afghani and Burhan. Al-Shabaab's spiritual leader, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, fled for his life, and was subsequently detained by Somali government forces.

The infighting continues. Earlier this month, the Alabama-born al-Shabaab commander Omar Hammami, known as Abu Mansoor al-Amriki or "the American", and a British national known as Usama al-Britani, were shot dead in a dawn raid on their hideout by Godane's allies. Hammami, who was on Washington's most wanted list, had previously accused Godane of behaving like a dictator.

Godane, also known as Mukhtar Abu Zubayr, was behind al-Shabaab's decision in 2011 to affiliate to al-Qaida and adopt its global jihadist outlook. It is Godane who is said to have ordered the 2010 bombings in Kampala that killed 74 people – in protest at Uganda's participation in Amisom. In 2011 he published a jihadist video entitled "At your service, Osama". In it he vowed that "the wars will not end until sharia [law] is implemented in all continents in the world". Even before Westgate, he was one of the world's most wanted terrorists, with a $7m bounty on his head.

Sheikh Aweys, in contrast, is seen as a Somali Islamist nationalist opposed to foreign intervention of any kind, be it jihadist, western or African, a position he elaborated in a rare interview with the Guardian in 2008. His vanquishing was a victory for the hardliners, who are now in the ascendant. "[They] will want to show that it [al-Shabaab] remains a cohesive force, and my fear is that there will be an escalation of conflict, with more bombings," the Kenya-based Somali analyst Rashid Abdi presciently told the BBC after the June coup.

Al-Shabaab is under pressure on a number of other fronts. Having been ejected from the capital Mogadishu two years ago, it is facing a renewed campaign to retake key towns in central Somalia. Last week the central town of Mahadeey was overrun by Somali troops backed by Amisom. Although it still controls much of the south, loss of territory means loss of revenue and influence for the group. Meanwhile, 150 leading clerics have signed a government-supported fatwa asserting that al-Shabaab under Godane has strayed from the true path of Islam.

The apparent decision by Godane and fellow hardliners to again take the fight beyond Somalia's borders looks like a bid to regain the initiative in the face of these setbacks and disagreements. In addition, the group's occasional bomb attacks in Mogadishu keep the government on the back foot. The recent decision by the charity Médecins Sans Frontières to pull out of Somalia, due to worsening security, is a perverse vindication of such tactics. And Godane doubtless welcomes the negative impact of Barclays Bank's decision to close accounts used to send remittances to Somalia.

The latest moves by the EU, with David Cameron's government playing a leading role, to prioritise and assist a settlement are a welcome effort to reverse years of failure by the international community, dating back to 1991. A conference in Brussels last week saw $2.4bn (£1.5bn) pledged over three years. Britain separately announced a new £50m aid package. All this helps, as long as it translates into action. But as the Westgate atrocity suggests, the radicalisation of al-Shabaab under its new hardline leadership may make the final push towards normalisation in Somalia the toughest challenge of all.

The terrorists are divided and losing ground. But they seem determined to go down fighting.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/...ggle-al-shabaab

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Aus Focus-Online:

Als der Überfall auf die Westgate Mall in Nairobi beginnt, trinkt ein Mitglied der britischen Spezialeinheit „SAS“ dort gerade Kaffee. Doch statt zu fliehen, hilft er den anderen: Insgesamt zwölf Mal kehrt er im Kugelhagel zurück und rettet 100 Menschenleben.
Ein Mitglied der britischen Spezialeinheit „SAS“ (Special Air Service) wurde während der brutalen Terroranschläge auf die Westgate Mall in Nairobi zum Helden, wie die „Daily Mail“ auf ihrer Internetseite berichtet. Der Mann sei außer Dienst gewesen und habe gerade Kaffee mit ein paar Freunden getrunken, als der Angriff am Samstag begann.

Trotz des Kugelhagels und der ausbrechenden Panik sei er zwölf Mal in das Einkaufszentrum zurückgekehrt, um weitere Menschen in Sicherheit zu bringen. Bis zu 100 Besucher des Einkaufszentrums hätte er so vor den Terroristen der somalischen Al-Schabaab-Miliz retten können, wie die Seite weiter schreibt. „Was er getan hat, war heldenhaft. Er ging zwölf Mal zurück und rettete 100 Menschen. Stell dir vor, du gehst zurück, wenn du weißt, was da drin vor sich geht“, zitiert die „Daily Mail“ einen Freund des Mannes. Aus Sicherheitsgründen könne der Name des Helden nicht genannt werden.

Erst die Entwarnung, dann wieder Schüsse
Derweil berichten Augenzeugen, dass es auch am Dienstagmorgen zu heftigen Schießereien in der Mall gekommen sei. Dabei hatte das Innenministerium in den frühen Morgenstunden noch mitgeteilt, das Areal sei unter der vollen Kontrolle der Sicherheitskräfte. „Wir glauben, dass alle Geiseln befreit wurden“, hieß es. „Wir kontrollieren das Einkaufszentrum“, erklärte das Innenministerium im Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter. „Wir gehen davon, dass alle Geiseln frei gekommen sind.“

Das kenianische Militär teilte mit, die Soldaten hätten die letzten sechs Terroristen getötet. Bombenräumkommandos seien im Einsatz, um Sprengsätze unschädlich zu machen. Das könne mehrere Stunden dauern. „Unsere Sicherheitskräfte durchkämmen alle Etagen, um zu sehen, ob jemand zurückgeblieben ist“, lautete ein weiterer Tweet des Innenministeriums. Anscheinend waren doch nicht alle Geiselnehmer entdeckt worden.

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Mal ganz wild spekuliert: Vielleicht war das ein Angehöriger des Security Detail des nahegelegenen Botschaftsviertels.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...-100-lives.html