Today's surprise news item: "Turkish jets strike al-Shabab targets in Somalia."

According to a Somali Defense Ministry statement, "F-16 fighter … targeting caves, weapons depots and hideouts.”

Erdoğan fighting fellow Islamists? I did not see that coming.…

— Daniel Pipes دانيال بايبس □□ (@DanielPipes) July 2, 2026

Congress should require the admin to submit an annual written report on any Turkish defense industrial base, dual-use, or security cooperation with Russia or China, stress Cameron McMillan, @Brad_L_Bowman & @SinanCiddi:https://t.co/2yWVLNttke

— FDD (@FDD) July 2, 2026