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Al-Shabab executes 4 spies

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8 years ago

June 12, 2016

Dreaded militant group, al-Shabab which wants to topple Somalia’s Western-backed government and rule the country according to sharia law says it has executed four people found to be spies.

One of the spies was beheaded for allegedly giving information to the United States that led to the killing of the group’s former leader, the group said.

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Al-Shabab has stepped up attacks on Somali forces and conducted gun, bomb and suicide assaults on civilian targets in Mogadishu and other towns, underscoring its resilience.

Recall that in 2011, the group was was chased out of Mogadishu by the African Union force AMISOM, and last year it was also pushed out of its southern Somalia strongholds by a combination of AMISOM and the Somali National Army.

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