
Ex Somalia militant commander granted Qatar asylum, strongly denies criminal wrongdoing
In the interview, Mr Atom strongly denied that he had committed any war crimes but also requested Somalis to 'forgive' him.
'Am not a criminal who was arrested, I surrendered through peaceful negotiations.'Mohamed Said Atom, who was also a powerful arms dealer, accused al-Shabaab of being influenced by foreign agenda and deliberately killed Somali Muslims, distorted jihad, and denied humanitarian aid to the Somali people.
Atom was the commander of al-Shabaab militia hiding out in Galgala mountain ranges in Northern Somalia. In 2010, he waged guerilla warfare against Puntland forces and over the years his militia was accused of being involved in atrocities such as displacement and killing of unarmed civilians.
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