 "Qatar has played an important role in the Somali Al-Shabab movement", and pointed out that Al-Shabab's "deputy leader", Mohamed Said Atom, lives in Doha.The United Arab Emirates conducted military operations against Al-Shabaab in Somalia in 2012.In 2018, the United Nations claimed the UAE was involved in the illegal Somali charcoal trade with Al-Shabaab, in violating of a UN Security Council export ban.