The UN Panel of Experts on Somalia, which monitors illegal arms, said they are looking into a Turkish ship that was moored off a part of the Somali coastline controlled by the al-Shabab terrorist organization in August 2021.
The Anatolian, owned and operated by Mavi Deniz Taşımacılığı ve Sanayi Ticaret Limited Şirketi, an Istanbul-based company, remained stationary for about 24 hours less than 1,000 meters off the Somali coast in an area controlled by al-Shabab, according to vessel’s automatic identification system (AIS).
the UN investigators concluded. It appears that suspicions were raised about why the ship remained so close to the al-Shabab area and it appears it was carrying supplies and weapons to al-Shabaab.
UN investigators in Somalia have sent an official letter to the Turkish company asking them to clarify why the ship sailed into al-Shabaab waters.
The company did not respond to inquiries from the United Nations, which indicates that Turkey is supporting Farmajo and al-Shabaab to control Somalia.
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