"Somaliland has been claiming the secession issue for a long time, over the past three decades, and no one country in the world has recognised it, Mohamud told Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview from Istanbul, Turkiye, on Tuesday. list of 4 itemsend of list For us, we've been trying to reunite the country in a peaceful manner, the Somali leader added. So, after 34 years, it was very unexpected and strange that Israel, out of nowhere, just jumped in and said, We recognise Somaliland'."
"Somalia's president also told Al Jazeera that, according to Somali intelligence, Somaliland has accepted three Israeli conditions in exchange for Israeli recognition: the resettlement of Palestinians, the establishment of an Israeli military base on the coast of the Gulf of Aden, and Somaliland joining the Abraham Accords. The accords are a set of pacts establishing the normalisation of ties between Israel and several Arab states. The UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan have signed onto the accords."
Israel unexpectedly recognized Somaliland, a breakaway region in northwest Somalia that has claimed secession for over three decades without international recognition. Somalia has pursued peaceful reunification for 34 years. Somali intelligence assesses Somaliland accepted three Israeli conditions for recognition: resettlement of Palestinians, establishment of an Israeli military base on the Gulf of Aden coast, and joining the Abraham Accords. Intelligence indicates an Israeli presence in Somaliland predated formal recognition, suggesting recognition normalizes covert activity. Somalia asserts Israel may forcibly displace Palestinians to Somalia and that Israeli presence is strategic rather than for peace. A US 20-point plan stated no one will be forced to leave Gaza.
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