The United States Embassy in Nairobi has issued a security advisory to its citizens in Kenya, warning of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks ahead of significant anniversaries, including September 11, the Westgate Mall siege, and the October 7 Hamas assault.

• Extremist groups like al-Shabaab pose a persistent threat, with attractive targets including hotels, embassies, restaurants, malls, and places of worship.
• The advisory highlights that groups may use these dates for symbolic attacks, as seen with the 2001 al-Qaeda attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and the 2013 Westgate Mall attack by al-Shabaab, which killed at least 67 people.
• Kenyan security agencies are bolstering patrols and surveillance in anticipation of potential threats around these sensitive dates.