24 Somali soldiers who were injured after the discussion after the match in the Türkiye Military Training Base

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

The governor of Is Sparta, Abdullah Erin, speaks on March 18, 2025 with injured Somali soldiers at Sulyman Demirel University Research and Application Hospital in Is Sparta, Torkiye. (Hurriyet)

Istanbul, Türkiye – A The struggle between Somali soldiers who had undergone militarily in Türkiye was injured 24 troops, including two in critical condition, after a football game in General Ihsan Alper Military Base in Istraga, the officials said on Tuesday.

The argument broke out on Monday evening during a game with Somali trainees in the Turkish facility, which delivers military teaching as part of the continuing defense cooperation between the two nations. The local authorities confirmed this The Turkish armed forces stationed at the base quickly intervened to contain the situation.

The governor of Is Sparta, Abdullah Erin, who visited the injured soldiers of the Sulyman Demirel University Research and Application Hospital, said the security forces reacted immediately and rescue medical teams transported the injured in hospitals in the region.

He explained that security forces immediately reacted to contain the situation. He noted that most of the injured soldiers were treated on an outpatient basis, while two Somali soldiers remain in a critical condition and are under intensive medical care.

The authorities have initiated both administrative and legal studies to determine the circumstances that have led to confrontation. The security personnel were deployed on site when the situation took place, and the officials emphasized that the base was certainly safe without further disorders being reported.

The military base in Is Sparta belongs to several training institutions in which Turkiye gives the foreign military personnel, mainly from Somalia, under defense agreements. Türkiye played a key role in strengthening Somalias security forces, especially through the largest base abroad and training academy in Mogadishu, which has trained thousands of Somali troops.

While the exact cause of the fight was not announced, the officials confirmed that the situation is under control. Further updates are expected when the examinations are continued.