OSINT Summary: Assault on hotel complex by suspected Al-Shabaab militants indicates intent and occasional capability to target Kenya’s capital

Key Points

At least 14 people were killed in an attack by Al-Shabaab militants targeting a hotel and office complex in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on 15 January.

The attack took place on the third anniversary of the El Adde attack in Somalia that killed 140 Kenyan soldiers.

The attack was the