US EditionSomalia Executes 2 Soldiers Convicted Of Helping Al-Shabaab Kill Commander
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Somalia executes 2 soldiers convicted of helping Al-Shabab kill
MOGADISHU: Two Somali soldiers sentenced to death for conspiring with extremist militant group Al-Shabab to assassinate a commander were executed on Monday, military court officials said. The impoverished Horn of Africa nation is witnessing a rise in attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked militia, fueling concerns of a jihadist resurgence. The group has seized dozens of towns and
A military court in Mogadishu earlier this month sentenced the two soldiers to death.
Somalia executes two soldiers for aiding Al-Shabaab
Two Somali soldiers sentenced to death for conspiring with extremist militant group Al-Shabaab to assassinate a commander were executed on Monday, military court officials said. The impoverished Horn of Africa nation is witnessing a rise in attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked militia, fuelling concerns of a jihadist resurgence. The group has seized dozens of towns and villages in an offensive that has reversed nearly all of the gains the army made in…
Two soldiers in Somalia were sentenced to death for collaborating with Al-Shabaab in the assassination of their commander, and were executed by firing squad.
Two Somali soldiers were executed by firing squad on Monday after being sentenced to death in the previous days for their role in the assassination of a senior commander, acting on behalf of the jihadist group al-Shabab ("Youth"). The news was announced by military sources close to the Somali armed forces. Somalia, one of the poorest countries in the Horn of Africa, is facing a new surge in attacks by al-Shabab, which claims allegiance to al-Qae…
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