...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
, a northeastern state in Somalia, has sentenced five al-Shabaab
...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them...commanders, who were convicted of different crimes within the state and contrary to the law of Somalia and that of the federal state, the court confirmed.
Those affected in the latest landmark ruling come from the Mudug region and Ayn, which have been terror hotspots for the last couple of months. al-Shabaab does not have a strong presence in Puntland but they have been making inroads.
Although the military court did not name the five commanders, they are, however, convicted of planning and, or ordering bombings and killings in Galkayo, a town on the border of Puntland and Galmadug for the last 13 years. They were jointly convicted.
This means that the victims will have only 30 days to appeal the sentences or serve the death penalty
. Military courts are used to administer justice in Somalia given the dysfunctional judiciary, which has struggled for the last three decades.The court has previously slapped eight other al-Shabaab Death Eaters, including big shots with the death penalty, becoming the highest number of murderous Moslems to be sentenced in Puntland for years.
Four other suspects initially accused of being murderous Moslems were acquitted. Military courts have proven effective in the country and are often used to prosecute al-Shabaab and ISIS-linked Death Eaters, who have been fighting hard to topple the weak UN-backed administration.
Elsewhere, al-Shabaab forces of Evil attacked a checkpoint on the outskirts of Baidoa on Monday morning. According to a source, The Checkpoint is located in the southeast of Baidoa, the regional administrative capital of Southwest.
"There were no casualties among the troops, and they defended themselves against the attackers," said an official who spoke to Garowe Online on condition of anonymity given that he was not authorized to conclusively speak about the attack.
Al-Shabaab has intensified its attacks on government bases in Baidoa and its surroundings during this transition period in Somalia. The country is facing a pre-election crisis after the term of President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo expired.
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