Islamic State glorifies defector from Al-Shabab in its publication

[Deeq A.]

Al-Naba, the news bulletin of the Islamic State is publishing an ongoing series titled, ‘Story of a Martyr’ (Qissat al-Shaheed) as a lead information. In its 242nd issue, it published a two-page profile of Khalid Jama Mohamed Osman (alias Abu Osama al-Muhajir), a former member and senior media operative in the Somali Sunni militant Islamist group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, who defected to the Islamic State’s Wilayat al-Sumaal or Somalia province.

Source: Hiiraan Online