04/09/2026
PRESS RELEASE
Jubaland strongly condemns the airstrike carried out last night by Turkish military aircraft in Doolow District, Gedo Region. The attack directly targeted the residence of Mahad Abdirahman Adan, former Commander of the Federal Government's Custodial Corps. Jubaland believes that he was targeted solely because of his differing political views. Two missiles were fired during the attack, one of which struck the residence of the Chairman of Doolow District in Gedo Region.
The attack injured former Custodial Corps Commander Mahad Abdirahman Adan and four other civilians. Doolow has remained largely free from serious security incidents for more than a decade. Striking the town with missiles in the middle of the night and causing harm to innocent civilians constitutes, in the view of the Jubaland, a war crime for which the outgoing President and the Government of Türkiye, whose aircraft carried out the strike, must be held accountable.
Türkiye has effectively allowed its military capability to be used against individuals who hold political views different from those of the outgoing President. This grave act reflects the dangerous direction in which the outgoing President, who continues to remain in office without legal legitimacy, together with the Government of Türkiye that supports him, is taking the country. The damaging consequences and dangerous precedent created by such actions have become increasingly evident.
Jubaland calls on all stakeholders in Somalia, including the United Nations, African Union, IGAD, United States, and European Union, to give serious attention to Türkiye's unprecedented involvement in this incident, which serves neither the interests of the Somali people nor the stability of the wider region.
Jubaland further calls on the United Nations to urgently reconsider the decision to lift the arms embargo on Somalia until a responsible government is in place and reliable mechanisms are established to ensure the proper control, management, and accountability of weapons provided to Somalia by the international community.
Finally, this action seriously undermines Türkiye's ability to be regarded, going forward, as a credible participant in efforts to resolve or mediate Somalia's internal political disputes. It also risks obstructing dialogue and efforts to bring together Somalis with differing political views, as Türkiye has demonstrated that it is fully aligned with one side of the political divide.
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