War on Women.

Via Sabahi:

Al-Shabaab beheaded two women and kidnapped more than 20 civilians it accused of spying and opposing its views after briefly re-taking control of Kudha island on November 8th.

“I can guarantee that the two women beheaded by al-Shabaab and the more than 20 civilians they [kidnapped] had nothing to do with the accusations levelled against them of spying for the Interim Jubba Administration (IJA),” said Colonel Urdan Kilas Gurase of the IJA security forces.

“The women were under the age of 20, and what these men are doing is barbaric,” he told Sabahi.

Al-Shabaab fled Kudha Monday (November 10th), three days after attacking the island and killing at least 15 members of the IJA forces.

IJA forces are now back in control of the island, Gurase said.

Al-Shabaab militants had conducted house-to-house searches on the island and transported the kidnapped civilians to an unknown location, according to local media reports.

Many Kudha residents fled to remote areas out of fear of al-Shabaab’s brutality, Gurase said.