14 Iranian fishermen released by al-Shabaab following prolonged talks
Al-Arabiyya speculated based on earlier reports that they may have been abducted by pirates and then given to al-Shabaab.
Suspected al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu during a joint operation between Somali forces and AMISOM, May 2014.(photo credit: AMISOM PUBLIC INFORMATION/CC0/VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)Updated: