Saturday, October 7, 2017

Turkey Opens Large Military Base in Somalia

Quartz.com posted on 3 October 2017 an article titled "Turkey Has Opened a Military Base in Somalia As It Steps Up Its Africa Engagement" by Abdi Latif Dahir.

Turkey will train more than 10,000 Somali National Army soldiers as part of an international effort to restructure Somalia's police and military services as they continue their efforts to defeat the al-Shabaab terrorist organization. This is part of a wider effort by Turkey to extend its influence in Africa.