Israel Recognizes Somaliland.
Oh, the irony!
On 26-Dec-2025, Israel officially recognised Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, the first and only U.N. member state to do so.
And by doing so, Netanyahu instantly destroyed all the arguments that he and his sadistic Zionist pals had put forth against the several governments who, last fall, recognized Palestine as an independent nation.
Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, declared itself a republic during the 1991 Somalia civil war, and has been seeking official recognition as an independent state for the past three decades.
Originally taking shape under various Muslim kingdoms, then occupied by clans, the region arrived at its present form through colonialism, as its territory was formalized in 1884, when Britain took over the region from Egypt, establishing a protectorate it aptly named British Somaliland. Somaliland gained independence from Britain in 1960.
The African Union, as well as Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Egypt, condemned Israel’s decision, stating that it sets a “dangerous precedent with far-reaching implications for peace and stability across the continent.”
Somaliland is firmly divided between secessionists and unionist communities who’ve been living in relative peace under the current state of affairs, having settled into a broad cohesion, and this move is expected to stir a deeper fragmentation and to trigger violence across the state.
The UNSC has announced that it will hold an emergency session in the upcoming days in order to discuss the matter.
Israel’s recognition comes immediately after a four-day U.S. forces bombing operation in northern Somalia.
As reported by Task & Purpose on 28-Dec (and by no major media outlet) :
“On Saturday, U.S. Africa Command confirmed airstrikes against ISIS in the country on Christmas Eve and Christmas, marking four days of operations from Dec. 22-25. They happened while the U.S. launched Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles at ISIS fighters in Nigeria on Christmas day.
“All of the airstrikes between Dec. 22-25 targeted militants in the Golis Mountain range, in locations roughly 90 kilometers southeast of the city of Bosaso in northern Somalia”
AFRICOM (U.S. African Command) states that, in both Somalia and Nigeria, operations were coordinated with the local government.
Somaliland lies in the Horn of Africa, opposite Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. One third of the world’s shipping passes through Bab-el-Mandeb strait in the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.
In a televised phone call with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, “Of course, I’ll communicate to President Trump your willingness and desire to join the Abraham Accords.”
One would be foolish to believe that Israel’s act stems out of respect and care for the people of the region. Clearly, this is a purely strategic move by Netanyahu.
The aim? One can only speculate at this point, but, given its location, it seems clear that securing a partner along the heavily-used sea route is a part of it, while, in combination with the U.S.’s recent bombing campaigns, it seems even clearer that Israel, with U.S. backing, is hoping to destabilize this region as well as other parts of Africa.
Sources
US targets ISIS in Somalia with multiple airstrikes over four days:
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/somalia-week-strikes-isis-africom/
U.S. Forces Conduct Strikes Targeting ISIS-Somalia:
https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36160/us-forces-conduct-strikes-targeting-isis-somalia
https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36159/us-forces-conduct-strikes-targeting-isis-somalia
https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36157/us-forces-conducts-strikes-targeting-isis-somalia
https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36156/us-forces-conducts-strikes-targeting-isis-somalia
