SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB PUBLICLY EXECUTE WOMAN IN HIIRAAN
September 4, 2021: Residents in Shaw village in the Hiiraan region say that an Al-Shabaab court sentenced a woman to death for allegedly being a soldier in the Hirshabelle Security Forces, Hiiraan Online reported on 1 September 2021. The woman, identified as Anfac Hussein, was executed publicly by a firing squad shortly after. Reports indicate that several dozen people came out to the village square to witness the execution. It is unclear if Al-Shabaab forced the residents to watch, as they have on other occasions. (Source: HOL, 01/09/2021)
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