Turkey can deploy up to 15,000 soldiers in Somalia Local sources report that after the withdrawal of the Ugandan armed forces from Somalia, as well as against the background of the increased activity of militants from group al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, the Somali government requested military assistance from its Turkish ally. According to sources, Somalia requested a group of 20 thousand soldiers, but Turkey agreed to provide only 15 thousand. Arab Africa.