TR Türkiye's Somalia Operations

[Huelague]

It is saving lives by killing the enemy

And that’s the problem here. The enemies are civilians here. Our government blame others if they do same. But has no scruples if they help to do same.

 

[Kartal1]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1775156940802306208

 

[Kartal1]

May Allah accept the martyrdom of our NGO worker!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1775958051188551833

 

[Saithan]

Expect many more of these attacks. Turks should not be in these hostile zones. It's better to let local people manage these while we keep a distance.

If we can't contribute to increasing the safe zones and keeping them safe then at the end of the day we're just contributing to avoid worse scenario.

 

[Kartal1]

The body of Abdurrahim Yörük, the Somali representative of the Verenel Association (46), who lost his life in a bomb attack on aid workers in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, was buried in Kayseri.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1776622137341812788

 

[Kartal1]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1782916760263389300

 

[Sanchez]

Kınalıada is not being deployed to Somalia as part of the martime deal with Somalia. She’s on her voyage to Japan with port visits to nearby countries. Mogadishu is one such stop. Next stop is Maldives.

 

[Saithan]

With Somalia naval defense deal, Turkey eyes power projection, future business: Analysts - Breaking Defense

The deal may have been announced in response to tensions in east Africa, but analysts told Breaking Defense it fits with Turkey's long investment in the region and its aim to be a maritime player beyond its shores.

breakingdefense.com

International report - With Somalia naval deal, Turkey steers into strategic but volatile region

A naval agreement between Turkey and Somalia positions the Turkish navy in a strategically vital region, underlining Ankara's growing ambitions at sea. But analysts warn that the deal threatens to escalate…

www.rfi.fr

Both article cover the same story, but with a months break, lol.

Emirati Military Support Is Making a Difference in Somalia

Preserving the UAE's role and synchronizing it with Turkey and Qatar's efforts could be a force multiplier for the Somali government’s offensive against al-Shabab.

www.washingtoninstitute.org

An interesting article.

An Effective Emirati Training Model​

Parallel training efforts by the United States, the European Union, Turkey, and Britain have generally fallen short because most SNA brigades are, in fact, clan militias beholden to the interests of their respective elders. As a result, SNA units—no matter the quality of their training—have mostly pursued clan interests and proven ineffective at fighting al-Shabab, especially outside their own lands. Alongside the Danab Brigade, only the Turkish-trained Gorgor special forces are truly capable of offensive operations, but Turkey has not taken sufficient steps to protect it from political misuse. In the case of Danab, the United States has circumvented this problem by recruiting cadets from a diverse array of clans, setting up a command-and-control system insulated from politics, ensuring on-time pay, and training carefully vetted cadets separately from the regular forces.

The UAE has implemented similar measures for the units it trains, including by intentionally maintaining multi-clan representation among its trainees. It also names combat veterans to lead units and monitors new units through a continuous retraining program at Camp Gordon. Finally, it provides on-time salaries at about twice the regular SNA rate.

Well the above excerp pretty much matches the talk I had with a Somali about how Turkish government isn't ensuring proper diversified troop training, but are handed tribal and clansmen and such.