"The Turkish media are boasting that they liberated Baidoa from Al-Shabaab. But keep in mind that Al-Shabaab has never captured Baidoa at any point."
"That is clear proof of the threat posed by Turkey's new colonial agenda."
#Baidoa
@US2SOMALIA Fuck the cowardly, terrorist supporting USA. You betrayed us during our genocide, now you betrayed democracy, freedom all around the world. You are a disgrace.
The people of Somaliland won't forget this, we won't forget who chose to be friends and who chose to be cowards.
@US2SOMALIA#Somalilanders. "Why do we need the USA? We have been building our country, 🇬🇧, for nearly 40 years without aid or assistance. U.S. money only brings corruption, so we should not allow people who treat us in this way to influence us."
🇹🇷🇸🇴 Turkey is being accused of arming Somalia's government for a crackdown on its own people.
Reports link Turkish weapons to violence in Mogadishu on June 3-4, particularly in the Hodan and Howlwadag districts.
- Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncı armed drones allegedly used against opposition areas
- APCs, tanks, and heavy artillery also reportedly supplied by Turkey
- Turkey operates Camp TURKSOM and runs training programs for Somali security forces
- A Turkish oil and gas deal allegedly gives Ankara up to 90% of revenues through cost-recovery clauses
The accusation puts a sharper frame on what Turkey calls a "partnership." Critics say the real return on investment is military access and energy rights, not stability.
Somalia has seen this cycle before the foreign backer change, the civilians don't.
It’s well known that the current Somali government, which is essentially illegitimate because they illegitimately renewed their own mandate by a year, a move the law did not support, is made up largely of Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers.
Turkey’s interest in Somalia is also, in large part, because they share the same ideology.
@GOPIsrael Ilhan Omar is likely very delighted at hearing the state department’s stance.
She’s been overly confident on the United States maintaining this failed policy
Qatar mediates. Saudi Arabia brokers.
Both are prolonging Sudan's war according to a new analysis published today. Qatar financing Islamist networks embedded in the SAF. Saudi Arabia using Sudan as leverage against Iran and the Gulf rivalry with the UAE.
The Sudanese people are not a priority in any of this. They are the terrain on which Gulf ambitions are being settled.
The people of Africa should not be an imperial gulf project
https://t.co/mq7lc7jQXL
#Israel’s recognition of #Somaliland illustrates a core realist insight. Countries rarely recognise sovereignty on purely normative grounds. Strategic geography, #maritime access, and regional influence often matter more than the rhetoric of self-determination or territorial integrity: @SamirApolitical https://t.co/POxT4sgKtv
In this short animated story, Salem from the UAE and Amina from Somaliland discover how partnership can help build ports, support education, and create opportunities for a brighter future. Made by @grok
@Osint613 Actually the deal was never ratified, Somalia should have no sovereignty over Somaliland. You should have watched by episode on Somaliland. 👇
https://t.co/wzB7l7vEkL
@umutcagrisariii "You can tell how Turkey has colonized Somalia by the way that spy constantly traces people's lineage and insults their former leaders every day."
"Responsibility for the escalation in Mogadishu lies with the Turkish government. 🇹🇷 has received a great deal of money, yet instead of bringing peace, it has brought more gunfire and conflict
@umutcagrisariii "Responsibility for the escalation in Mogadishu lies with the Turkish government. 🇹🇷 has received a great deal of money, yet instead of bringing peace, it has brought more gunfire and conflict
"How can the opposition trust the negotiations that Turkey wants to facilitate between them and President Xasan Sheekh when it is already well known that Turkey has been on Xasan Sheekh's side?"
#Turkey’s Deputy Intelligence Chief Arrives in Mogadishu as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Accepts a New #Turkish Mediation Initiative Different from Previous #Efforts.