Al-Shabaab Executes 4, Including Soldiers In Jilib Town

The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabaab militants have publicly executed at least four men, including three soldiers, reportedly captured alive during a recent attack near Kismayo city.

The execution was carried out by a firing squad from Al-Shabaab in an open area in Jilib district in Middle Jubba region, which is under the control of the militants, sources said.

A woman was among those shot dead by Al-Shabaab. The mass killing was the latest in series of public executions against soldiers and alleged spies in the militant-held-Jilib town.

The fourth man whose name has been identified as Mohamud Abdi Abshir, 32, was convicted of killing and then Al-Shabaab court sentenced him to death.