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Somali president calls on Somaliland for dialogue, says unity is non-negotiable

Middle East Monitor 18 Jan 2026
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urged officials in Somaliland to engage in dialogue with his government, saying he is open to compromise on all issues ...
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Divide and rule in the Horn of Africa: How the UAE fuels separatism to fracture Somalia

Middle East Monitor 18 Jan 2026
... attack on Las’Anod in 2023, when Somaliland forces shelled civilian neighborhoods, displaced tens of thousands, and attempted to impose authority through force rather than consent.
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Somali president Mohamud visits city claimed by Somaliland

The New Arab 17 Jan 2026
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday visited a provincial capital claimed by the breakaway region of Somaliland - the first visit there by a sitting president in over 40 years ... Somaliland reacted swiftly.
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Egypt boosts military presence in Somalia after Israel recognizes Somaliland - report

The Jerusalem Post 16 Jan 2026
Somalia has strongly condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, marking the first time any nation has officially recognized the breakaway region ....
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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is about political alliances, not legal principles

Virtual Jerusalem 16 Jan 2026
Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation has been described as historic by Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed�� | Read More�Google Alert – Israel ....
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Somalia/Somaliland : After recognition by Israel, Hargeisa worries about Turkish influence

Africa Intelligence 16 Jan 2026
Remarks by Turkey's foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, on Israel's recognition of Somaliland and on Somalia's sovereignty have been poorly received ....
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“The new connection between Israel and Somaliland is part of this idea that Israel has ...

Virtual Jerusalem 16 Jan 2026
Many view the Israeli ‘recognition’ of Somaliland as the latest chapter in a century-long pattern of Zionist land-grabbing and demographic engineering | Read More Google AlertIsrael ....
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What does Israel want in Somaliland?

Virtual Jerusalem 16 Jan 2026
From proximity to Yemen’s Houthis to shared interests, recognition of region marks shift to unconventional alliances.| Read More Al JazeeraBreaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ....
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Why Israel’s recognition of Somaliland backfired

Virtual Jerusalem 16 Jan 2026
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has backfired and reinforced Somalia’s territorial integrity.| Read More Al JazeeraBreaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ....
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Yemen’s Houthi leader threatens to target any Israeli presence in Somaliland

Anadolu Agency 16 Jan 2026
Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said Friday that his group is “serious” about targeting any Israeli military presence in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland ... Saar visited Somaliland on Jan.
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Recognizing Somaliland: Israel’s Return to the Red Sea

The Washington Institute 16 Jan 2026
Israel’s agreement with Somaliland will boost its security in the Red Sea Basin and may encourage the United States and other countries to follow suit, though political obstacles and complications abound.
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Recognizing Somaliland: Israel’s Return to the Red Sea (The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Inc)

Public Technologies 16 Jan 2026
Policy Analysis (/policy-analysis) / PolicyWatch 4156 Recognizing Somaliland ... he surprise announcement on December 26 that Israel will be the first country to grant Somaliland full recognition has ignited new dynamics in the Red Sea Basin.
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Somali president says UAE agreements threatened national sovereignty

Middle East Monitor 16 Jan 2026
The president stressed that Somalia had historically maintained positive relations with the UAE and engaged with it in good faith.
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Houthi leader says group preparing for “next round,” warns of strike on Israeli military presence ...

Middle East Monitor 16 Jan 2026
He accused Washington of adopting policies based on “tyranny, arrogance, generating crises and investing in them to control the peoples of the region” ... ....
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