(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Türkiye Foreign Ministry extended condolences to Somalia over
the recent terrorist attack in Mogadishu on Sunday, Trend reports citing
Daily
Sabah .
In a statement, the ministry condemned the terrorist attack,
which targeted the Dhagabadan military facility in the capital, in
which scores of people lost their lives and were injured.
The statement also said Türkiye will continue to support
Somalia's counterterrorism fight.
At least 15 people lost their lives after a suicide bomber
targeted the military facility in Mogadishu.
Al-Shabab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the
terrorist attack.
Turkish-Somali relations have experienced great success over the
years and as part of their strategy of cooperation, Türkiye has
trained nearly one-third of the Somali military forces.
In addition to military cooperation, the two countries also
partner on health, education and other initiatives.
Türkiye's vast aid effort at the height of the 2011 famine
endeared it to many Somali people, and it has continued to pour in
aid, much of it from private companies.
Türkiye has built schools, hospitals and infrastructure and has
provided Somalis with scholarships to study in Türkiye.
Somalia was also the first country where the Maarif Foundation
successfully made its foray, in a bid to replace schools once
operated by the Gulenist Terror Group (FETO).
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