Somaliland, AFRICOM Hold Talks on Maritime Security and Defense Cooperation

Somaliland is Jerusalem’s answer to the Mecca defense pact

Israel’s reaction to the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement should not begin with speculation about bases or warships. It should begin with a map and Somaliland.The pact, signed on Aug. 7, commits Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to treat an armed attack on one as an attack on all. Its signatories describe it as defensive, and its published language identifies neither Israel nor Somaliland as an adversary. Egypt may eventually join, while Somalia an…

Somaliland, AFRICOM Hold Talks on Maritime Security and Defense Cooperation

Hargeisa (WDN) — Defense officials from Somaliland and the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) are engaged in active discussions aimed at strengthening cooperation on maritime security, defense, and regional stability. Bashir Good, Somaliland’s representative in the United States, told Fox News that the talks are progressing positively and are focused particularly on expanding cooperation between Somaliland and the United States on maritime security. …