Al Shabaab in Somalia executed four men in a public execution for spying on the terrorist organization and helping intelligence agency agencies. The extremist group said it had publicly executed Aweys Ismail Aden, 25, Elmi Warsame Omar, 22, Omar Abdullahi Abdi, 28 and Mohamud Abukar Hajji, 28 by a firing squad at an open area in Kamsuma town.
According to the statement issued by the militants, the four were executed for collaborating with the British, Djibouti and Somali intelligence agencies in central and southern Somalia. Among the killed is a British undercover agent who the group claimed recruited the rest of the people.
Omar is believed to have spied for UK’s intelligence and helped capture pictures from Booco in Hiiraan region and guided drones to carry out strikes on the rebel-held areas in southern Somalia.
The militants, who are affiliated to al-Qaeda, control much territory in rural areas of Somalia and are fighting to overthrow the West-recognized government in Mogadishu. The militants are known for killing suspected informers, including those accused of spying for the United States and other foreign intelligence agencies.
