Somali Minister of Justice: Our agreement with Türkiye is to defend our sovereignty. Hassan Muallem Mahmoud: We use our own resources to develop and enhance our security capabilities, and this requires a good defense.

“We cannot fold our arms when we see aggression, and we saw that, and it was extremely foolish, and Somalia as a nation is now recovering from a long and complex conflict, and has liberated many areas from Al-Shabaab.”