Somalia: Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drones join offensive against al-Shabab
INTERNATIONAL The much-coveted Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone has joined Somalia's offensive against the insurgent group al-Shabab, in an escalation seen by Somali analysts as highly significant to the war's trajectory. Somalia's federal government last week confirmed reports that the armed drones produced by Turkish company Baykar, which has ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's family, are now active in Somalia, where US drones have been carrying out strikes against al-Shabab for years. 'If Turkish drones are fully […]
