A #Tunisia-n court, specializing in #terrorism, sentences nine defendants to death in the case of killing Said Ghozlani, a first sergeant in the Tunisian national army.https://t.co/B68f3g2vlF
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At least 15 others were ordered imprisonment from 32 to 44 years.
A group of forces of Evil shot Ghozlani dead in November 2016 at his residence.
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He was found beheaded in his home in that region, which is considered a hideout for jihadists.
The Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
group grabbed credit for killing the soldier.
The Tunis court on Friday also sentenced to jail 15 people accused of involvement in the murder, with terms ranging from 32 to 44 years in prison.
Tunisia saw a surge in radical Islamist activity following the ouster of autocratic president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the 2011 revolution.
Dozens of members of the security forces have since been killed in jihadist attacks.
The security situation has greatly improved in recent years, but Tunisian forces continue to track down suspected jihadists in the Mount Mghila and Mount Chaami regions.