Kenya, Turkey to continue intelligence sharing over terror threats

Kenya and Turkish on Thursday said they will continue sharing military and intelligence information to help them thwart possible terror attacks.

Visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta agreed intelligence sharing was required as both countries had suffered deadly terror attacks before.

"Both Turkey and Kenya have faced similar problems because of their geographical locations," Erdogan told a press conference after talks with Kenyatta in Nairobi.

He said Turkey will stand by Kenya to deal with security threats posed by terrorism and radicalism, especially those from neighbouring Somalia.

Islamist group Al-Shabaab has continued periodic attacks in Somalia, with the latest killing more than 10 people in a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday.

The two leaders vowed to continue working closely for the stabilization of Somalia.

Erdogen also called on the international community to "shoulder its responsibility" concerning the issue of Somali refugees.

The remarks came after Kenya recently announced it will repatriate more than 300,000 Somali refugees living in Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp in northeastern Kenya. Endit