location: Baraawe
notes: Al Shabaab authorities in Baraawe executed three of their fighters in public after an al Shabaab court sentenced them to death for spying. The suspects reportedly facilitated the assassination of senior al Shabaab commanders, providing information to foreign countries and the Somali government. One of the men was reportedly a close relative of the former Puntland president.
target_text: location: Baraawe, fatalities: 3