Somalia: Turkey Equips Somali Troops It Helped Train With New Armour

Turkey on Thursday donated 12 new armoured personnel carriers to the Somali National Army to support its fight against al-Shabab.

The Somali Defense Minister Hassan Ali Mohamed and Somali Armed Forces commander Gen. Odawa Yusuf Rageh received the donation at a ceremony held in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday.

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