Somalia: Turkey's New Somalia Spaceport Doubles As Missile Range, Threatening Israel

Somalia: Turkey's New Somalia Spaceport Doubles As Missile Range, Threatening Israel

Mogadisho -- The facility is only designed to accommodate systems with a range of up to 2,000 km., placing Israel outside of reach; Somaliland, militarily supported by Israel, is within the projected range.

Turkey's Somalia Spaceport Doubles As Missile Test Range, Raising Regional Security Concerns

A new report says Turkey’s Somalia spaceport under construction will also serve as a ballistic missile testing facility, raising regional security concerns over the Horn of Africa, Somaliland, and Israel amid deepening Turkish-Somali defense ties HARGEISA — Turkey’s ambitious spaceport project in Somalia is expected to serve a dual civilian and military role, functioning both as a satellite launch facility and a ballistic missile testing range, …