Al-Shabaab ambush kills 8 in Mandera, Kenya, targeting police-escorted road crew

Suspected Al-Shabaab militants ambushed a security vehicle escorting road construction workers along the Arabia-Lafey road in Mandera County, killing five workers, two National Police Reservists, and a driver. The attack continues Al-Shabaab's pattern of targeting infrastructure projects and security forces in northeastern Kenya near the Somali border. It underscores persistent insecurity in the region despite Kenyan military operations.

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