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#Sudan ๐ธ๐ฉ: Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) seized 122mm Grad rockets and 73mm PG-9V / OG-9V projectiles from Sudanese Forces in North #Darfur.
Interestingly; among the captured rockets possible MKE-R122 rockets can be seen โwhich are originally manufactured by #Turkey ๐น๐ท.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1805271167965520033
Interestingly; among the captured rockets possible MKE-R122 rockets can be seen โwhich are originally manufactured by #Turkey ๐น๐ท.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1805271167965520033
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๐ธ๐ด๐ช๐น๐ธ๐ฉ Turkey mediating Somalia-Ethiopia talks on port deal
Turkey has begun mediating talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland earlier this year, Ankara and four officials familiar with the matter said.
The negotiations are the latest attempt to mend diplomatic ties between the East African neighbours, whose relationship soured in January when Ethiopia agreed to lease 20 km (12 miles) of coastline from Somaliland, in exchange for recognition of its independence.
Mogadishu called the agreement illegal and retaliated by expelling the Ethiopian ambassador and threatening to kick out thousands of Ethiopian troops stationed in the country helping battle Islamist insurgents.
Turkey's foreign ministry said Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had hosted both his Ethiopian and Somali counterparts in Ankara, adding the three had signed a joint statement following "candid, cordial and forward-looking" talks on their differences.
The Somali and Ethiopian ministers discussed ways to address their differences "within a mutually acceptable framework", and agreed to hold another round of talks in Ankara on Sept. 2, the statement said.
#Somalia #Turkey #Ethiopia
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Turkey has begun mediating talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland earlier this year, Ankara and four officials familiar with the matter said.
The negotiations are the latest attempt to mend diplomatic ties between the East African neighbours, whose relationship soured in January when Ethiopia agreed to lease 20 km (12 miles) of coastline from Somaliland, in exchange for recognition of its independence.
Mogadishu called the agreement illegal and retaliated by expelling the Ethiopian ambassador and threatening to kick out thousands of Ethiopian troops stationed in the country helping battle Islamist insurgents.
Turkey's foreign ministry said Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had hosted both his Ethiopian and Somali counterparts in Ankara, adding the three had signed a joint statement following "candid, cordial and forward-looking" talks on their differences.
The Somali and Ethiopian ministers discussed ways to address their differences "within a mutually acceptable framework", and agreed to hold another round of talks in Ankara on Sept. 2, the statement said.
#Somalia #Turkey #Ethiopia
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N. #Iraq / #Turkey ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ท: #PKK carried out a missile attack Turkish Forces in #Zap Region, #Kurdistan Reg Gov (#KRG).
The group seemingly used a #Russia-made ๐ท๐บ 9M113 'Konkurs' missile (ATGM) to carry out the attack and a UAV to surveil the area.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1809178875471057292
The group seemingly used a #Russia-made ๐ท๐บ 9M113 'Konkurs' missile (ATGM) to carry out the attack and a UAV to surveil the area.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1809178875471057292
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#Iraq / #Turkey ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ท: #PKK has struck a 4x4 BMC 'Kirpi' Armored Vehicle belonging to Turkish Forces in #Zap Region, #Kurdistan Reg Gov.
Militants used a #Russia-made ๐ท๐บ 9M113 'Konkurs' anti-tank missile (ATGM) to hit the vehicle and a UAV to surveil the area.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1809932843100815838
Militants used a #Russia-made ๐ท๐บ 9M113 'Konkurs' anti-tank missile (ATGM) to hit the vehicle and a UAV to surveil the area.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1809932843100815838
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๐ธ๐ด๐น๐ท Turkey to send navy to Somalia after agreeing oil and gas search
Turkey is set to send navy support to Somali waters after the two countries agreed Ankara will sen d an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia to prospect for oil and gas.
President Tayyip Erdogan submitted a motion to the Turkish parliament late on Friday, seeking authorisation for the deployment of Turkish military to Somalia including the country's territorial waters, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
The move came a day after the Turkish energy ministry announced that Turkey will send an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia later this year to search for oil and gas as part of a hydrocarbon cooperation deal between two countries.
Earlier this year, Turkey and Somalia signed a defence and economic cooperation agreement during Somali defence minister's visit to Ankara.
Turkey has become a close ally of the Somali government in recent years. Ankara has built schools, hospitals and infrastructure and provided scholarships for Somalis to study in Turkey.
#Somalia #Turkey
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Turkey is set to send navy support to Somali waters after the two countries agreed Ankara will sen d an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia to prospect for oil and gas.
President Tayyip Erdogan submitted a motion to the Turkish parliament late on Friday, seeking authorisation for the deployment of Turkish military to Somalia including the country's territorial waters, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
The move came a day after the Turkish energy ministry announced that Turkey will send an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia later this year to search for oil and gas as part of a hydrocarbon cooperation deal between two countries.
Earlier this year, Turkey and Somalia signed a defence and economic cooperation agreement during Somali defence minister's visit to Ankara.
Turkey has become a close ally of the Somali government in recent years. Ankara has built schools, hospitals and infrastructure and provided scholarships for Somalis to study in Turkey.
#Somalia #Turkey
@africaintel
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on the Turkish candidate for UN Secretary-General
International institutions have long become a platform where historical memory gives way to political deals, and Armenian-Turkish relations are the most vivid example.
Turkish diplomat Feridun Sinirlioฤlu is vying for the position of UN Secretary-General, prompting the Armenian party "Dashnakcutyun" to call on the Security Council to block his candidacy, pointing to Turkey's years-long promotion of denial of the Armenian genocide.
The accusations are well-founded: Sinirlioฤlu opposed the adoption of a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide by Americans in 2010, and in 2020, as Turkey's UN representative, signed a letter describing the events of 1915 as a subject of "legitimate discussion." Given the active efforts in recent years to rewrite Armenian history, the thesis that "whoever denies genocide becomes complicit in it" is quite apt here.
Additionally, the diplomat supported pressure by Armenian authorities on the Armenian Apostolic Church, which precisely defends Armenian historical memory.
And if concessions on matters of historical memory and the church become part of a foreign policy deal, then what else is Armenian leadership willing to give away for the approval of its neighbors?
#Armenia #Turkey
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