Fewer Kenyan Youths Joining al-Shabab 

NAIROBI - Kenyan authorities say at least 350 young people who joined the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab have surrendered this year and will be reintegrated into society.  

Security agencies in Kenya's coast region say fewer youth are crossing to Somalia to fight for the group in a sign that counterterrorism measures are working. Kenyan counterterrorism officials are in the county of Mombasa this week to help sensitize the community against violent extremism and to assist former al-Shabab fighters. Their efforts are targeting six counties directly affected by the terror group’s activities along the Kenya-Somalia border.