"Somalia and Turkiye have close political and security ties, with Ankara emerging as a regional rival to Israel in recent months. Small gatherings also took place in Borama, a city in western Somaliland, where the population has appeared more ambivalent about separation from Somalia, to express opposition. Somaliland unilaterally declared independence in 1991 following a civil war, but has failed to gain international recognition despite maintaining its own currency, passport and army."
"Somaliland's leaders say the state is the successor to the former British protectorate, which voluntarily merged with Italian Somaliland and has now reclaimed its independence. Somalia continues to claim Somaliland as part of its territory and does not recognise its independence. Israel became the first and only country to formally recognise it as a sovereign state last Friday, describing the move as being in the spirit of the Abraham Accords that normalised ties between Israel and several Arab nations."
Mass demonstrations erupted across Somali cities including Mogadishu, Baidoa, Dhusamareb, Las Anod, Hobyo and northeastern regions after Israel formally recognised Somaliland. Large crowds gathered at Mogadishu's main football stadium and around the airport waving Somali flags and chanting for national unity. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud travelled to Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after stopping in Djibouti. Somalia and Turkiye maintain close political and security ties, with Ankara emerging as a regional rival to Israel. Small gatherings in Borama expressed ambivalence about separation. Somaliland declared independence in 1991, maintains its own currency, passport and army, but lacks widespread international recognition; Israel became the first country to formally recognise Somaliland.
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