Turkey-Somalia Sign Military Agreement

[Hakan]

Officials from the Turkish Defense ministry arrived in the Somali Capital to sign a new agreement bolstering Military co-operations between the two Countries.

Somali Chief Army Dahir Adan Elmi received the delegates in Mogadishu and discussed on ways of Turkey to build the Capacity of the Somali army. He applauded the new deal in which he said will raise the quality of the army.

‘’ We have agreed with the Turkey Defense officials to train our army inside the country as well set up new military bases,’’ said the Chief army after signing the agreement.

This new agreement is attached to a deal reached by the Defense ministries of both countries, and was later on approved by the Turkish Parliament.

Last year’s agreement comprises of training, arming and supporting Somalia’s various forces including the army, secret services, coast guards, marines and police.

Turkey has already offered training for over 500 Somali police officers in its territory.

Last week, the military department of the European Union switched their training programme of the Somali government Soldiers from Uganda to Mogadishu.

SOMALIA: Ministry of Defense sings an agreement of military support with Turkish Defense ministry | RBC Radio
Somalia: Somali troops to be trained on their Own Territory by Turkish Military Trainers - Horseed Media

 

[Shah9]

From what I heard is that the Qatari backed Shabab controls more than half of Somalia. While North Somalia (Puntland/Somaliland) is not part of the government because they are autonomy. Can't the West invade Somalia or do what they are doing in Yemen and Mali to get rid of the terrorist that is destroying Somalia?

Qatar’s cultivation of African Islamists, principally Somalia’s al-Shabab insurgents, has similarly troubled the United States, which has accused the movement of providing a haven for al-Qaeda militants involved in attacks against Americans. In 2009, Somalia’s then-president, Sharif Ahmed, told a top U.S. diplomat that Qatar was channeling financial assistance to al-Shabab via Eritrea, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable disclosed by WikiLeaks.

Several weeks later, Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, urged Turkey to press Qatar to end its support for Somali insurgents. Qatar denied the accusation.
Qatar’s support for Islamists muddles its reputation as neutral broker in Mideast - The Washington Post

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

Good for both. Somalia will benefit a lot from cooperating with a regional power such as Turkey.

SOMALIA: Ministry of Defense sings an agreement of military support with Turkish Defense ministry | RBC Radio

A delegation from Turkey’s ministry of defense had signed a military agreement today with the commissioner of Somali National Army Gen Dahir Indha Qarshe.

Within this bilateral agreement is indicated that Turkish government will soon launch training for fraction of Somali National Army in Somalia and even some of them in Turkey.

The commissioner of Somalia National Army Gen Dahir Indha Qarshe welcomed this agreement hoping that this trainings will improve the performance of the National Army of Somalia.

This agreement is in contact with an early last year agreement that Turkish government signed with the ministry of defense of Somalia concerning military support for Somalia.
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[T-123456]

We should have a base there.

 

[Shah9]

We should have a base there.

Turkish areas have been targetted many times around the institutions and embassies with suicide bombers by those Qatari backed takfiri militants. Let alone AU forces and the British bases handle this.

 

[T-123456]

Turkish areas have been targetted many times around the institutions and embassies with suicide bombers by those Qatari backed takfiri militants. Let alone AU forces and the British bases handle this.

I think you misunderstood,i'm talking about a permanent military Base.

 

[Hakan]

I think you misunderstood,i'm talking about a permanent military Base.

In the future someone will have to rebuild the country so by having a base their we can help the locals in the short term and in the longterm we can have alot of influence on their government thus securing us some construction contracts and military contracts.

 

[T-123456]

In the future someone will have to rebuild the country so by having a base their we can help the locals in the short term and in the longterm we can have alot of influence on their government thus securing us some construction contracts and military contracts.

And more

 

[Somali-Turk]

i will be writing soon about turkish presence in somalia and how they are improving the situation..