source: Reuters; BBC News; Kenya Standard
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Civilians (Kenya)
location: Westlands
notes: 15-16 January: Al Shabaab militants attacked the DusitD2 hotel in Westlands, Nairobi using hand grenades, guns, suicide bombings and blowing up vehicles. Soldiers and police reacted with gunfire. 21 people total (including the attackers, civilians and one member of security forces) were killed in the attack. It is not clear if the al Shabaab fatalities were due to suicide bombings or the security response. 28 others were injured. The attack began on the afternoon of the 15th and carried into the following day. One American and one Briton were among the dead.