🇹🇷🇸🇴⚡- Turkey carried out an airstrike off the coast of Eyl in Puntland's Nugaal region, northern Somalia, killing four people.

The strike came in response to the recent hijacking of the Turkish military cargo vessel LUTOF by Puntland-based pirate groups. Turkey used aircraft based at Mogadishu's airport to carry out the attack. Ironically, authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland condemned the operation, claiming the victims were four civilian fishermen rather than pirates.

Note, Eyl has long been regarded as one of Somalia's most notorious piracy hubs and is widely associated with forces loyal to Farah Hirsi Kulan (Booyah). Kulan previously held several positions within the Somali government, while Booyah-loyalists continue holding influence within Puntland's governing structures.