Turkey has donated sophisticated military equipment to the federal republic of Somalia, a country that has struggled for stability for the last four decades, and the most recent rise of insurgency.
The drones had been delivered early this month in the country and would be used by the Somali National Army [SNA] in the fight against Al-Shabaab militants, who are the biggest threat to the Horn of Africa nation.
For the last several years, Turkey has been arming and training Somalia’s army at Camp TurkSom - its extensive military base and defense university - in recent years, providing G3 assault rifles and armored vehicles.