El Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Turquía ha negado que planee desplegar 15.000 soldados en Somalia, afirmando que las afirmaciones "no reflejan la verdad".
La cifra se originó en Somali Guardian, que informó que la fuerza llegaría antes de enero de 2027 para reemplazar a las tropas ugandesas.
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Turkey is publicly pushing back against a specific troop deployment number that had been circulating in Somali media. The denial from the Ministry of National Defence directly contradicts the Somali Guardian report, which claimed a 15,000-strong force would replace Ugandan troops by early 2027. What remains unclear is whether Turkey denies any deployment at all or only disputes the scale and timeline. Watch for official Turkish or Somali government statements clarifying whether any security cooperation agreement exists between the two countries.