US EditionProtests Erupt Across Somalia After Israel’s World-First Recognition of Breakaway Somaliland
Somalia's government and four federal states condemned Israel's recognition of Somaliland, warning it risks regional security and national unity amid UN Security Council opposition.
- On December 28, Somali demonstrators protested in Mogadishu, Somalia after Israel became the first country to formally recognise Somaliland last Friday.
- On Monday, the National Consultative Council chaired by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud rejected the recognition as an `illegal step` threatening regional security, while Somalia continues to claim Somaliland as its territory.
- Tens of thousands of Somalis gathered across the country Tuesday, with demonstrations reported in Baidoa, Dhusamareb, Las Anod, Hobyo, Borama and northeastern regions.
- Most United Nations Security Council members condemned Israel's recognition at an emergency meeting Monday, while the United States was the only member not to condemn, and Abukar Dahir Osman warned it `aims to promote the fragmentation of Somalia` and could facilitate forced Palestinian relocation.
- Amid regional tensions, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, condemned the recognition, supported Somalia's unity, and noted four federal member states denounced it while Puntland and Jubbaland remained silent.
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Somalia Condemns Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland
Somalia has condemned Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, calling it a “direct and grave threat to international peace and security” in a letter to the United Nations Security Council. The letter also says, “We further note with deep concern reports that this recognition may serve as a pretext for the forced relocation of Palestinians to Northwestern Somalia.” Last week, Israel became the first country to recognize Somali…
Tens of thousands of Somalis took part in protests across the country today
Israel's recognition of Somaliland has exacerbated the mood in Somalia. In the capital Mogadishu, people go to the streets out of anger about the decision, in Somaliland out of joy. From Karin Bensch.
Protests erupt across Somalia after Israel’s world-first recognition of breakaway Somaliland
Protests have erupted across Somalia following Israel’s formal world-first recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, with demonstrators taking to the streets in multiple cities, including the capital, Mogadishu.
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