Somali Christian Shot and Killed

In what appears to be an "honor killing", a seventeen year old Somali girl was killed on Nov. 25. Nurta Mohamed Farah, had fled her village after her parents tortured her for becoming a Christian. Two men shot Narta in the head and chest, killing her.

"Area sources said they strongly suspected that the two unidentified men in Galgadud Region who shot her in the chest and head with a pistol were relatives or acting on their behest," says Compass Direct.

Christian Workers Beheaded

Recently in Somalia, members of the Islamic extremist group, Al-Shabaab, kidnapped for Christian orphanage works. After refusing to deny their faith in Jesus Christ, Fatima Sultan, Ali Ma'ow, Sheik Mohammed Abdi, and Maaddey Diil were beheaded. For the complete story, read here.