Foreign fighters serving in the Al Shabaab militia are living in fear after three Kenyans were early this month publicly beheaded after being accused of spying.
The executions of the three on 10 September in Jillib have caused anxiety and fear among foreign fighters within Al Shabaab ranks.
This brings to seven the number of Kenyan fighters executed in Somalia on suspicion of spying.
Kenyan intelligence reports reveal that Al Shabaab leadership ordered public beheading of the three Kenyans identified as Abdullah Talal Musa, Jared Mukayo Omambia and Hashim Othman Selali for spying on the group.
The long-running mistrust of foreign fighters by the local in Somalia is reported to have led to emergence of factions within the terror organisation whose fortunes have continued to dwindle.
The militant group is battling disintegration due to its different factions which include those that still pledge allegiance to Al Qaeda, the team seeking support from the Islamic State (IS) and the group that seeks to have an independent Al Shabaab that only comprises indigenous Somalis.
