Isiolo massacre
Isiolo massacre | |
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Location | Isiolo, Isiolo County, Kenya |
Coordinates | 00°21′N 37°35′E / 0.350°N 37.583°E |
Date | 1960s |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | 2700+ |
History of Kenya |
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The Isiolo Massacre refers collectively to a series of
Somalis by Kenyan security personnel in the 1960s in Isiolo County, Kenya
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Massacre
During the Shifta War in the 1960s, civilians of the Kenyan Somali community were murdered by government soldiers, including the 1967 killing of 18 elders in the Isiolo Mosque during prayer time at around noon.[1] There were an estimated 2,700 Somali Kenyans killed Isiolo County at the hand of Kenyan security forces.[2]
References
- ^ Guleid, Mohamed. "The change narrative sweeping through NEP". The Standard. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 12 January 2021.