Luq police chief Siyad Abdikadir Mohamed said the man in question was the commander of al-Shabaab fighters in Bay region’s Dinsor district and had surrendered with his AK-47. The police chief welcomed Mohamed’s surrender and called on other fighters to defect. Dozens of al-Shabaab members, including former al-Shabaab intelligence chief Zakariya Ismail Ahmed … Continue reading Al-Shabaab commander Sheikh Osman Sheikh Mohamed surrendered to Somali security forces in Luq