He enlisted in the Somali Armed Forces and trained as an officer in the Soviet Union.

[2] In December 1982, the SNM sent Abdisalan Turki and Abdillahi Askar from Gashamo in eastern Ethiopia to Hargeisa.

[5] Eleven people belonging to the SNM were to rescue Abdillahi Askar.

The SNM team led by Ibrahim Ismail Koodbur rescued him with two casualties.

[1] Later, the Abdillahi Askar Military Academy, named after him, was established in Dararweyne (east of Hargaysa) and graduated its first class in 2020.