SOMALIA: AN ELDERLY MAN BEHEADED IN HIIRAAN REGION

Al-Shabaab fighters blamed for beheading of an elderly man at a small rural village in central Somalia, according to local residents. The headless body of the elder whose name was identified as Ali Santur was found dumped at Bisle area located in the western outskirts of Beledweyne on July 14. No group claimed credit for the beheading, but Al-Shabaab controls the rural areas near Beledweyne which is the regional capital of Hiiraan, central Somalia.
However, Al-Shabaab and Hiiraan regional administration have not commented on the alleged beheading of the prominent traditional elder.