(13-05-23) MOGADISHU – Al-Shabaab terrorists have reportedly executed hundreds of Daesh members, who had been held captive for years, in different regions across Somalia. The Somali National news agency, through a series of confidential sources, has obtained detailed accounts of this grim campaign.
Over the last two weeks, the largest number of Daesh prisoners to date, who had been incarcerated by Al-Shabaab, met a horrific end. This event is believed to be a form of vengeance for Al-Shabaab militants and leaders slain in confrontations and explosions orchestrated by Daesh in the Golis mountains, located in the Bari region of Puntland Somalia
The condemned Daesh captives were extracted from detention facilities in Sakow, Jilib, and Kunya-barow, in the Jubba and Lower Shabelle regions. These are known sites where Al-Shabaab has historically punished those it perceives as traitors. The executions were carried out in public, a brutal display of power and retribution within the territories of these districts.
Reports from inside Al-Shabaab suggest that before the executions took place, the leaders contacted the wives of the doomed Daesh militants, informing them of their husbands’ impending fate. This calculated emotional torment is reportedly a tactic frequently used by the group. The area where these devastating calls were made is the Buulo-fullay region, located in the Bay area.
According to Somali Government media, the execution order was purportedly given by two significant Al-Shabaab leaders: Mahad Karatay, also known as Liban Ali Abdi or “Sa’id”, and Sahal Babul Qowf. Both are known to hail from the Eel-garas area in the Galgaduud region.
Eyewitness accounts from residents living in the vicinity of the executions have confirmed to the Somali national media that they observed Al-Shabaab burying bodies in mass graves on the outskirts of the districts of Jilib, Kunya-barow, and Sakow.
This violent purge signals a heightening of the conflict and rivalry between Al-Shabaab and Daesh, which has been intensifying over the last five years. Although these groups share a history of violence, any semblance of unity or agreement between them is nonexistent. Their primary shared trait is the shedding of Somali blood. In a related development earlier this week, Al-Shabaab dismissed Jeyshu Eyman, a high-ranking military official with extensive knowledge of the border regions. Eyman, who has been responsible for orchestrating several deadly attacks in Kenya, was allegedly suspected of planning to defect to the Daesh militia.
The situation spiraled further out of control over the past two months, as Daesh militants launched direct attacks and suicide bombings on Al-Shabaab strongholds in the mountainous regions of the Bari area. These attacks resulted in the deaths of numerous Al-Shabaab militants and leaders, triggering this recent wave of retaliatory executions by Al-Shabaab. This cycle of violence, with no end in sight, continues to wreak havoc on the people of Somalia, with an uncertain future looming.
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