source: Calamada; Radio Dalsan
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Military Forces of Kenya (2013-)
location: Sankuri
notes: Around 18 October 2021 (as reported), an IED by Al Shabaab militants detonated, targeting a Kenya defense force convoy traveling in the areas of Kiunga and Sankuri town (Lamu East, Lamu). At least 3 soldiers were killed and more than a dozen injured. Al Shabaab claimed killing 15 soldiers. Forces responded with gunfire after the blast (no indication to where and at whom) and started conducting operations to find the perpetrators of planting the IED.