Puntland State Military Court Executes 18 Al-Shabaab Militants

Puntland State military court on Sunday 27th June 2021 confirmed to have executed 18 Al-Shabaab militants for perpetrating deadly attacks in northern Somalia.
According to Puntland state court, the men were convicted for the series killings and being part of an active assassination cell operating in Puntland for about 13 years.
Local open sources also reported that, at least 18 Al-Shabaab militants linked with heinous acts of assassinations were executed by a firing squad from the military and police units in an open ground outside Galkayo city early on Sunday.
This is a yet another huge blow to the Al-Qaeda aligned Al-Shabaab as this was the largest single mass execution recorded in recent years. Authorities in Galkayo town reiterated that, Sunday’s execution was justice for victims of militant attacks.