Having declared independance in 1991, Somaliland had long saught international recognition, but despite it's relatively stable governance, this never worked, sure they managed to get a few deals with other countries, Notably Taiwan and Ethiopia, it had never managed to get formal recognition.
Until Now, as Israel becomes the first country to officially recognize Somaliland.
Somaliland has an extremly strategic position as the entry of the Black Sea, Israel would probably desire an ally in the region in order to counter the Houthis, especially now that the officially Yemeni government has all but collapsed.
But Israel has also mentionned Somaliland as a place to deport the Palestinians.
This recognition is also part of a series of diplomatic victories for Somaliland, Ethiopia, Taiwan and the USA are also considering recognition.
It can be wondered if Israel has lifted the taboo over recognising Somaliland and if other countries will follow it in its recognition.
As for Somalia, it will contest it diplomatically, but it can hardly do anything, as it's embroiled in a civil war.
But not all is rosy for Somaliland, as it doesn't control all the territory it claims, as the de facto independant state of Puntland managed to take over border territories in Khamuto State. Tensions in the region are also rising between Eritrea and Ethiopia as the latter threatens to invade the former in order to regain the sea access it had lost in 1991. While Ethiopia is Somaliland's most important ally, Somaliland might want to also want to distance themselves from an ally that aggressively desires sea access.
>>2614097Every penny bet on Polymarkkket deserves to be lost
Can someone redpill me on the Somalia/Somaliland split? What is the difference between the two?
>>2614113Think Somaliland is Christian
Okay, so this must be a bad thing? How does this maximize profit and cruelty?
>>2614117Nope. It's mostly Muslim. There's some bad blood going to the 1980s when the central government brought in Somalis from Ethiopia to replace the natives of the area and perpetrated a genocide.
>>2614113Somalia is islamist, Somaliland is islamic.
elements of the British are also pushing for Somaliland independence.
>As a permanent member of the Security Council, the UK is currently the United Nations “penholder” for Somalia, responsible for drafting and introducing relevant resolutions. We therefore have a degree of initiative and authority. We also have a special envoy for the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa, currently Alison Blackburne, whose role is to lead the UK’s response to events in the region.
>The northern part of modern-day Somalia was a British protectorate from 1884 to 1960 as British Somaliland, while across the Red Sea, the Yemeni port of Aden and the surrounding area were under British control until 1963.
>a British Office opened in Hargeisa in 2012, the de facto government of Somaliland regarding good relations with the former colonial power as providing potential leverage.
>Western policy in the region is predicated on the preservation of the unitary state of Somalia.
>This stance should be revisited. The government of Somaliland has consistently looked to the UK as a potential ally and patron, and has advocates in Parliament (in 2023 former defence secretary Sir Gavin Williamson introduced the Republic of Somaliland (Recognition) Bill).
>there are economic links between Somaliland and the UAE, including the development of the port at Berbera by Dubai-based DP World; and Taiwan and Kenya also have official representation in Hargeisa.
>Furthermore, if the West is serious about checking the expansion of Chinese influence, it must devote more attention to the Horn of Africa.https://bfpg.co.uk/2025/02/the-uks-role-in-the-horn-of-africa/>>2614132The blue flag might be deceiving when comparing it to a flag with the shahada, but it really is that way. Somalia's own government is very corrupt and overrun by various ISIS gangs while Somaliland has been an extremely stable moderate islamic nation.
And unlike Saudis where they treat their shahada flag as something sacred these somalilanders literally wipe their ass with their in joy.
>Former British defence secretary Gavin Williamson revealed he had been engaged in “really good meetings” with the President’s “policy leads” on the issue, and expressed confidence the White House would act accordingly. Williamson has long-been an ardent advocate of Somaliland’s independence, regularly undertaking all-expenses paid trips to the breakaway territory, and receiving honourary citizenship for his lobbying efforts.
>Somaliland is a modern day British colony. Were Palestinians uprooted there against their will, they would be entombed in yet another open air concentration camp, under the watchful eye of British-trained local security forces with a propensity for extreme violence.
>In April 2019, prolific British government contractor Aktis Strategy declared bankruptcy, leaving scores of staff unpaid, and overseas suppliers owed vast sums. The company’s abrupt disintegration came despite reaping tens of millions of pounds from the Foreign Office for “development” projects throughout Africa and West Asia. While largely ignored by the Western media, the Somaliland Chronicle published a detailed investigation into the scandal - for Aktis was at the time of its collapse engaged in a “justice and security sector reform project” in the statelet.
>Official records indicate London earmarked over £18 million for this effort alone in Somaliland, 2017 - 2022. It is just one of many British-bankrolled projects in the breakaway territory, which results in Somaliland’s entire state structure - including its government, military, judiciary, prisons, police, security and intelligence apparatus - being managed, trained, and directed by London.
>British intelligence cutout Adam Smith International provides “ongoing training and mentoring” to “build the capacity” of Somaliland’s National Intelligence Agency and Rapid Response Unit, while overseeing the territory’s “forensics service”, a “Personal Identification and Recording System” that “captures data at border posts,” and “prosecution procedures managed by the Attorney General’s Office.” Somaliland’s dedicated Counter-Terrorism Unit was moreover created in 2012 with Foreign Office funding, “under ASI management.”
>Albany, another British contractor, was charged with tutoring Somaliland authorities in the art of propaganda and information warfare. This entailed “structured training and mentoring of key government ministers…and other senior figures in working with the media,” helping them “produce a steady flow of information detailing the government’s work” and “engage proactively with journalists.”https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/somaliland-british-colony-palestinian?utm_source=publication-search I see plenty of smoke ITT, but where is the fire?
>>2614113Somaliland is just an Ethiopian puppet to let them have access to the sea after Eritrea took away their coastline.
REMINDER THAT SOMALILAND IS AN ALLY OF THE UAE WHICH IS CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT FROM OP'S RUNDOWN
>Somaliland's authorities maintain close relations with the United Arab Emirates, which is thought to be a key advocate for Hargeisa's recognition on the international stage.
>The Somaliland government accepted an Emirati bid in 2017 to establish a military base in Berbera.
>Satellite imagery shows the naval base in Berbera has been transformed from a stalled project into a near-completed facility, with advanced infrastructure including a modern military port, a deep-water dock and an airstrip with hangars and support facilities.
>The runway at Berbera is 4km long, allowing it to receive heavy transport aircraft and fighter jets.
>In June, Abu Dhabi finalised an agreement to build a railway linking the Somaliland port to Ethiopia
>Military bases, runways and other facilities have been constructed or expanded on Abd al-Kuri and Samhah, two islands that are part of the Socotra archipelago, which is now administered by STC; at the airports of Bosaso and Berbera in Puntland and Somaliland; Mocha in Yemen; and Mayun, a volcanic island in the Bab al-Mandab strait, through which 30 percent of the world’s oil is shipped.
>This network of bases facilitates the control of this vital stretch of water by the UAE and its allies, and has been developed in close coordination with Israel, according to Israeli sources.
>They facilitate a joined-up network of missile defence and intelligence sharing between Israel, the UAE and other allies.https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-becomes-first-country-officially-recognise-somalilandhttps://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-yemen-somalia-circle-bases-control-gulf-of-aden >>2614117holy fucking uae kool-aid retardation
>>2614134you were saying liar?
>Under the Constitution of Somaliland, Islam is the state religion, and no laws may violate the principles of Sharia. The promotion of any religion other than Islam is illegal, and the state promotes Islamic tenets and discourages behaviour contrary to "Islamic morals". don't care
Kill OP, kill burgeristan, kill israel, kill NATO, kill EU!
>>2614298There is no somali government lmao, its overrun by islamist gangs
>>2614302somaliland is a terrorist state that sponsors attacks on yemen
>>2614301>the government is khamas anon, trust me!1!! >>2614304Theres no somalian government, you have various nations fighting al shabaab.
>>2614142>If such training was conducted, it evidently had no tangible impact whatsoever. In late 2022, mass protests broke out in the contested Somalian city of Las Anod. Somaliland security forces crushed the upheaval using lethal force, leaving dozens dead. Unrest only intensified thereafter, leading to Somaliland’s military savagely shelling the city the next year. An April 2023 Amnesty International report branded the assault “indiscriminate” in the extreme, with civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools and mosques struck, hundreds killed and injured, and hundreds of thousands displaced.interesting
Man how did a Somaliland shill find his way here? I hope nobody is falling for his blatant uncle tomfoolery you often find in thoroughly colonized minds (Ex. Muh Good Chinese (Taiwan) vs Bad ones (Mainlanders), etc.). In reality Somaliland, is not much different than Somalia, both plagued by clan politics and corruption.
The Somaliland government is basically one clan masquerading as a state, and it lost over 1/3rd of its claimed territory as its eastern provinces (SSC) are not part of that clan and separated to rejoin Somalia in response to repression. A similar situation is also brewing in their eastern province (Awdal).
I think South Yemen recognition will come afterwards and we'll see two new zionazi/uae comprador states surrounding the Houthis.
>>2614390I frankly don't have a strong opinion on Somaliland, I don't get how you think i'm shilling because I'm spreading news about it, I tried to adopt a neutral tone and elaborate on Somaliland's motives but I don't have any stakes in this conflict, for me it's just a war between a bunch of different clans.
>>2614547He was part of the problem. He helped set up a lot of the problems that would afflict Somalia.
>>2614574is this treatlerism?
>>2614574they always were
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