Hassan Al-Somal
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Always something political there. Somalia was mad at the UAE because of their foreign intrests yet fail to see Turkey acting in their interests. I'm not saying Turkey is inherently bad but I don't support Erdogan whatsoever. With this cooperation Turkey is trying to gain a foothold in the Red Sea, which I think you and I can both agree on.
Current Somali govt decided to remain neutral when the rift between Qatar on one side and UAE and Saudi Arabia on other side erupted. UAE refused to accept the neutrality of Somalia, and has been supporting different groups against the current government in order to unseat it.
The Turkish involvement came during the famine. They've played a huge part in averting the famine and helping kickstart the state institutions. The challenge is outside bigger powers seem to have an issue with the strategic relationship between Somalia and Turkey, and the pressure has been placed on the current Somali govt to scale down its relationship with Turkey.
Meanwhile, the support to the terrorist groups and other subversive elements seems to be growing.