Somalia Executes Two Suspected CIA Spies

Islamists in southern Somalia executed two people by firing squad on Monday, on suspicion of spying for the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Al-Shabab judges in the capital Mogadishu sentenced the two men to death, while a third man was sentenced to lashes for minting counterfeit money, the Somali Garowe Online reported.

The United States accuses Al-Shabab of being affiliated with Al-Qa’ida and is concerned that Somalia is turning into a safe haven for terrorists. Analysts say the conflict there could turn into a proxy war and spill over into the rest of the Horn of Africa, pulling in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

The two men were executed on Monday by a 10-man firing squad in front of a crowd of dozens of civilians, including children.

This is the first case of public execution of people accused of spying, by Al-Shabab.

They have a thing for public exectutions:

– Somali terrorist group al Shabab spent Valentine’s Day beheading 25 year old humanitarian aid worker Mansuur Mohammed.

– Al-Shabab Militants Behead 7 in Mass Execution in Baidoa

– Somalia: Al-Shabaab Beheads 4 Christian Orphanage Workers for “Apostasy and Promoting “Fitna” After They Refuse to Renounce Their Faith….