16 January 2024 :

The militant group Al-Shabaab on January 15, 2024 carried out a public execution of seven individuals in Jilib, Middle Juba region. The victims were accused of espionage, allegedly collaborating with the federal government, Jubaland administration, and the intelligence agencies of the United States and Kenya.
The execution, conducted in a local public square, was witnessed by compelled residents of Jilib.
The victims, primarily young men, were subjected to punishment by the militant group.
Among those executed were Ali Bakar Yusuf, known as Hamza Baajuuni, 32 years old, accused of collaborating with Kenyan intelligence, and Jamal Idris Nayaga, 23, alleged to have worked with the Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU).
Also among the executed was Juulo Muwan Joule Jaaka Yaasir, 28, purported by Al-Shabaab to be involved with Kenyan intelligence. The eldest, Talar Abdulle Adan, 55, was accused of connections with the CIA, while Deeq Farah Yusuf, 33, was claimed to be a Kenyan spy.
Mursal Hassan Yusuf, 19, was declared a member of Jubaland forces by Al-Shabaab, and Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim, 27, was accused of affiliation with the Somali government.
The execution is not the first instance of Al-Shabaab killing individuals by firing squad in areas under its control under espionage charges with no fair court procedures.

11 September 2024 :

A military court in Puntland has confirmed the death sentence of 50-year-old Abdisalan Salad Shuaib, who was convicted of spying for the militant group Al-Shabaab, Hiiran On Line reported August 13, 2024.
Shuaib’s actions directly led to the deaths of at least four individuals in Galkayo, including a regional official from Somalia’s Federal Immigration and Citizenship Agency, a respected elder, and a well-known businessman.
Despite his lawyer’s argument that Shuaib acted under duress due to threats from Al-Shabaab, the court ruled that this did not mitigate the severity of his crimes. The death sentence, initially handed down in September of last year, was upheld after a careful review of the case.
In the same ruling, the court sentenced three other individuals for their involvement with Al-Shabaab. Abukar Sheikh Mohamud was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Mohamed Deeq Salad Abdi received 20 years, and Ismail Daoud Jirow was handed a 30-year prison term.
These sentences were issued after several Al-Shabaab prisoners, who had been sentenced to death by firing squad, managed to escape from a prison in Galkayo last week. While some inmates were recaptured, three others remain at large. 

16 July 2024 :

The militant group Al-Shabaab on July 13, 2024 executed five men accused of spying for the U.S., Kenya, and the Somali government.
The group’s radio broadcasted the execution, which took place in a public square in Jamame district, located in the Lower Jubba region of southern Somalia.
Jamame is known as one of Al-Shabaab’s strongholds.
Early on July 13, residents were summoned to witness the execution as the judge from Al-Shabaab’s Jubba Islamic District Court publicly read out the names of the five men and their alleged "spying crimes.”
Among the executed were three Somali nationals detained by the group: Ali Hassan Osman, 43; Osman Abdirahman Omar, 44; and Farhan Omar Sheikh Warsame, 24.
Additionally, two others, Mohammed Kimamni Jiramaya Yusuf Roogow, 32, and Mohammed Hassan Mohamed (a foreigner), 26, who had reportedly lived with Al-Shabaab for years, were accused of spying for the Kenyan intelligence service.
Al-Shabaab frequently arrests civilians and carries out executions for alleged spying, adultery, and other accusations.
The group’s judicial proceedings are not open to the public, and independent verification of its allegations is challenging, as journalists and lawyers are not permitted to attend.
Al-Shabaab’s leadership has grown increasingly suspicious of its foreign fighters, particularly those from East Africa, due to targeted airstrikes that have killed several top commanders of the group.

04 September 2024 :

Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland executed 10 fighters from Islamist militant group al Shabaab on August 17, 2024, the region's police said in a statement.
The executions, by firing squad, in Galkayo in the state's Mudug region, followed a trial of the fighters in a military court where they were sentenced to death for involvement in assassinations and bombings in several locations in Galkayo.
Police said the executed fighters "were previously sentenced to death by the supreme court of the armed forces, after they were found to have committed murders in the city of Galkayo".

17 July 2024 :

Five al-Shabaab militants on July 16, 2024 were executed by authorities in Somalia.
According to reports, five men convicted for terrorism including assassinations and the killing of two clerics and an elder have been executed by firing squad in Kismayo, Jubaland state of Somalia.
The execution comes a few days after the militants also executed five men accused of collaborating with security sources, especially the US Africa Command and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), accusing them of spying for the two entities.

23 May 2024 :

A Puntland military court sentenced four defendants to death and prison terms on May 21, 2024 for their links to the al-Shabab militant group.
The first suspect, Mohamud Mohamed Ahmed (Qeyliye), was found to be in agreement with the leader of the al-Shabab group in Puntland. The court stated that Qeyliye was responsible for driving the vehicle used to pick up the gunmen of the group for planned killings.
He was found to have transported two gunmen in his car who subsequently killed two people in Bosaso. The court sentenced him to death.
The second man, Abdikhadar Mohamed Shire, who was also accused of being an al-Shabab driver, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Ibrahim Abdi Isse (Qaloocow), who was accused of being responsible for fixing the group’s vehicles in Bosaso, was sentenced to nine years in prison.
The third man, Mohamud Abdirisaaq Gurase, who was also accused of helping Abdikhadar Mohamed Shire, was sentenced to three years in prison.

06 March 2024 :

A military court in northern Somalia on February 29, 2024 sentenced six Moroccan nationals to death on terrorism charges.
A judge at the court in the town of Bossaso handed down sentences to nine suspects, including seven foreigners.
“Six Moroccans, convicted of being members of Islamic State militants, will face the death penalty, Colonel Ali Ibrahim Osman, the deputy chairman of the court, told VOA Somali. He said an Ethiopian and a Somali each received 10-year jail terms, while the court found another Somali defendant not guilty.
Osman said the foreign militants were accused of training with Islamic State at their base at Cal-Miskaat Mountains in the northeastern region of Somalia.
“They came to Somalia to support ISIS and destroy and shed blood,” he said.
Through an interpreter at the court and their lawyer, the accused foreigners said they were haplessly misguided about training with the group and wanted to be deported to their home countries, arguing that they had voluntarily surrendered to the security forces.
Osman said that the court had communicated with the relatives of the defendants, provided them an interpreter and they were represented by a lawyer.
“After all the court proceedings, including hearings and the presentation of evidence against the men, the court made the sentences,” Osman said. “But they can take an appeal within 30 days otherwise the sentence will be carried out.”
“The Moroccans admitted before the court that they were members of ISIS for two years,” Osman said.
It is not clear if witnesses supporting the prosecution’s case testified in court.
Osman identified the Moroccans as Mohamed Hassan, Ahmed Najwi, Khalid Latha, Mohamed Binu Mohamed Ahmed, Ridwan Abdulkadir Osmany, and Ahmed Hussein Ibrahim.

19 September 2024 :

The Supreme Court of Somalia on September 18, 2024 upheld the death sentence for Sayid-Ali Moalim Daud, who was convicted of the brutal murder of his pregnant wife, Luul Abdiaziz, in January 2024.
The decision marks a significant moment in Somalia's judicial process, reflecting the country's stance on severe domestic violence.
Daud was found guilty of setting his wife ablaze in their home in Mogadishu, leading to her death and the loss of their unborn child. The case drew widespread attention and sparked a national outcry, highlighting the issues of domestic violence and gender-based crimes in Somalia.
The Supreme Court's decision came after a series of appeals, with Daud's legal team arguing procedural errors in the lower courts. However, the Supreme Court, in its review, found no grounds to overturn the death penalty imposed by the Benadir Regional Court earlier in the year.
Luul Abdiaziz, a mother of six and an employee at Aden Abdulle International Airport, became a symbol of the fight against gender-based violence in Somalia. Her tragic death prompted discussions on legal reforms and the protection of women's rights in the country.

09 June 2024 :

A Somali military court in Galmudug State executed three men in a public square in Dhusamareb town on June 6, 2024 for the murder of two brothers in December 2023.
The three men, Nur Abdi Mohamed, Shucaib Mohamed Farah, and Bile Abdullahi Hassan, were sentenced to death on February 27 this year after being found guilty of the crime.
The court in the Galgadud region determined that they had deliberately killed Dr. Ahmed Hassan Osman and his younger brother, Quran teacher Liban Hassan Osman, in the Ilix area of the Galgadud region.

08 April 2024 :

Two police officers on April 4, 2024 were sentenced to death in Somalia by a military court.
According to government officials, those convicted include the commander of Huriwaa police station, Abdifatah Mohamed Hassan Qoslaaye, who has been on trial for the last two months following the killing of a businessman.
The two were handed a death sentence after being convicted by Somalia’s military court for the alleged killing of businessman Abukar Ahmed Kaabah on Feb 24, 2024. During the hearing, Qoslaaye denied the charges but the prosecution put him on the murder scene.
Three other alleged accomplices including a rival businessman of the victim, were sentenced to 10 and 15 years jail terms for their role in the plot that led to the killing.

31 March 2024 :

A court in the Galgadud region on March 28, 2024 executed two men by firing squad for murder, in different cases.
Abdihakin Ahmed Egal was put to death for the murder of journalist Abdikarin Ahmed Bulhan in the Abudwak district of the Galmudug state in Somalia on March 13, 2024.
Egal confessed to the court that he intentionally killed Bulhan, a renowned reporter who worked at the Somali National Television station and was known for his humanitarian and peace activism in Abudwak and throughout the Galmudug State in Somalia.
Egal shot and killed Bulhan inside an orphanage where he was employed.
Relatives from both families and others attended the execution by firing squad to witness the event.
The court also executed Ahmed Abdi Mohamed for the murder of a man named Bashir Hure Abdi in the Abudwak district.

20 May 2024 :

A military court in Somalia has released the six Moroccan nationals who were recently sentenced to death by a military court in northern Somalia in late February.
The news outlet Garowe Online reported on May 14, 2024 that the released individuals will be repatriated to Morocco. 
Quoting authorities in the northeastern Somalian state of Puntland, the news outlet said that the six men were released to the Ministry of Justice, which was instructed to repatriate them to their countries of origin.
Additionally, the court released six children who had also been recruited by the ISIS branch in Somalia. 
The six released Moroccans were sentenced to death for their alleged links to ISIS.
In March, several NGOs in Morocco called on the Moroccan government to take urgent action to save the lives of the six Moroccans.
A joint statement from different NGOs, including the Moroccan Coalition Against the Death Penalty, condemned the death sentences and urged authorities to take action and secure the repatriation of the Moroccan nationals. 
In their statement, the NGOs highlighted that some of the defendants claimed they had come to Somalia in search of work and were unaware of the intentions of those who had recruited them.The defendants’ lawyer confirmed that they wished to return to Morocco, stating that they had been misled by the extremist group they had joined in Somalia.