MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB/AFP/Getty  Al-Qaeda’s Somali branch al-Shabaab, currently under pressure from a record number of U.S. airstrikes, has executed 18 people since last Wednesday, including many accused of espionage on behalf of regional governments and the United States, Voice of America (VOA) reported Monday. VOA notes that the recent killings ordered by an al-Shabaab (or al-Shabab) court mark … Continue reading Al-Qaeda Somali Affiliate Conducting Unprecedented Rate of Executions Amid U.S. Airstrikes By Edwin Mora