Somalia's al-Shabaab Fighters Execute Three More 'Spies'
TVC
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabaab has killed three more men for spying.
The men were found guilty by an al-Shabaab court on Monday at Barawe town, 200km south of the capital Mogadishu. It was the second of such ruling in a week.
One of the victims named Mohamed Adan Ibrahim, 26, was convicted for spying for Kenya.
The second, Salah Fu’ad Osman, 24, was allegedly found spying for the Somali government while the third, Mohamed Omar Dirie, 22, was said to be a US informant.
A judge announced the death sentences, one at a time, before a large crowd.
“These men were found guilty of spying for the enemy. No such act will be tolerated,” said the judge whose speech was transmitted by al-Andalus, a broadcaster run by the movement.
“They were also engaged in recruiting other youths for their spying business,” he added.
Afterwards, masked militants fired rounds to ensure the three died on the spot.
Residents, who anonymously contacted the media in Mogadishu for reasons of security, asserted that the youth were known to belong to Al-Shabaab.
They added: “Many former Al-Shabaab loyalists are known to be in detention, possibly for rebelling against their own movement.”
Al Shabaab is under pressure from southern and western parts of Somalia as Kenyan army continues to sought their locations while African Union and Ethiopian armies are combining to route the islamists out of the war-torn country.
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| Al-Shabaab is still fighting in Somalia against the western-backed regime. |
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabaab has killed three more men for spying.
The men were found guilty by an al-Shabaab court on Monday at Barawe town, 200km south of the capital Mogadishu. It was the second of such ruling in a week.
One of the victims named Mohamed Adan Ibrahim, 26, was convicted for spying for Kenya.
The second, Salah Fu’ad Osman, 24, was allegedly found spying for the Somali government while the third, Mohamed Omar Dirie, 22, was said to be a US informant.
A judge announced the death sentences, one at a time, before a large crowd.
“These men were found guilty of spying for the enemy. No such act will be tolerated,” said the judge whose speech was transmitted by al-Andalus, a broadcaster run by the movement.
“They were also engaged in recruiting other youths for their spying business,” he added.
Afterwards, masked militants fired rounds to ensure the three died on the spot.
Residents, who anonymously contacted the media in Mogadishu for reasons of security, asserted that the youth were known to belong to Al-Shabaab.
They added: “Many former Al-Shabaab loyalists are known to be in detention, possibly for rebelling against their own movement.”
Al Shabaab is under pressure from southern and western parts of Somalia as Kenyan army continues to sought their locations while African Union and Ethiopian armies are combining to route the islamists out of the war-torn country.
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