Al-Shabaab militants sentenced in EthiopiaADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A court in Ethiopia has sentenced several Al-Shabaab convicts, including a military leader, who has been coordinating activities of the group for the last several years within the Horn of Africa nation. The 41 militants were slapped with various jail sentences with the military leader getting life imprisonment, officials said. He was working for the militant organization as a military leader – according to the Ethiopian government. Ibrahim Jibril, a junior military leader, was the second defendant. Hussien Almed is sentenced to life in prison while 19 other defendants are sentenced to 11 and 12 years prison without parole.

Source: Ethiopian News February 21, 2024 16:05 UTC