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What's Behind/Why Israel Recognized Somaliland, the Country No One Knows

2025-12-28 17:27:03Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
What's Behind/Why Israel Recognized Somaliland, the Country No One Knows
Somaliland celebrating independence

In a new situation of confrontation between Turkey and Israel, with other regional powers lining up behind them, has come Netanyahu's move to recognize Somaliland as an independent state, which has seceded from Somalia since 1991, but until now had not been recognized by any state.

The recognition of Somaliland comes at a time when information is increasing that certain movements in the region are being made with the tolerance, if not the guidance, of the United Arab Emirates, which seeks to maintain a strong regional role, which often conflicts not only with the aspirations of Turkey, but also with those of its neighbor, Saudi Arabia.

Before recognizing Somaliland, the UAE had invested heavily in the breakaway region of Somalia, maintaining a military base in the strategically important city of Berbera at the entrance to the Red Sea, and had also invested in the region's mineral wealth.

Somaliland, a few months ago, was back in the news after offering port facilities to Ethiopia, releasing a large area of ​​the port of Berbera, which will now be the only access to the sea for Ethiopia, which after the secession and territorial gains of Eritrea had remained a landlocked country.

Somaliland has a critical strategic position at the entrance to the Red Sea, facing Yemen, where another open war is already taking place in areas not controlled by the Houthis, between forces supported on one side by the United Arab Emirates and on the other by Saudi Arabia.

The US has a large base in Djibouti, but, not wanting to get involved with the Houthis, has not allowed it to be used for attacks against them by US forces.

Israel, with its decision to recognize Somaliland, is essentially "setting foot" in the Gulf of Aden, at the entrance to the world's most critical sea route, creating a serious rift in the Islamic and Arab world and a bridgehead against other regional powers, such as Turkey, which already has a significant presence in Somalia, with the operation of a large military base, but also with the securing of agreements for exploration in the country's waters.

By establishing a foothold in Somaliland, Israel highlights Iran’s movements in the region, balances Egypt’s and Saudi Arabia’s control over the Red Sea, and now has an early warning system for any threats emanating from the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. Most importantly, it creates a strong deterrent to Turkish penetration into this critical region, as well as into Central Africa, through Turkey’s presence in Somalia.

From the beginning, at the initiative of Turkey and Egypt, there was disapproval of the recognition of Somaliland, which was also signed by Djibouti, while other neighboring African countries, as well as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, opposed the Israeli initiative. Despite the fact that in 2023 Turkey had celebrated its “mediation” between Somalia and Ethiopia, Addis Ababa has so far avoided making a decision, which is interpreted as the result of some understanding with Israel, in order to preserve the Somaliland port and other concessions for Ethiopia, but also to have cooperation in the defense sector.

What's Behind/Why Israel Recognized Somaliland, the Country No One Knows

Egypt, which does not want another flashpoint in the Red Sea region, which would further affect Suez Canal revenues, and wants to prevent direct Israeli interference in Arab affairs, is also reacting because of its dispute with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, which threatens to plunge both Egypt and Sudan into the spectre of water shortage. And it would not like to see Israel suddenly become an ally of Ethiopia, disrupting the balance in this critical region.

Saudi Arabia also condemned Israel's move, but avoided joining other countries in its statement. With the announcement of the recognition of Somaliland's independence, the country was the first Arab country to hold mass demonstrations and events in favor of Israel, with its 3.5 million inhabitants expressing their gratitude to the country that "brought" their homeland out of international isolation after 1991. At the same time, Netanyahu believes that with this move he is expanding the map of countries included in the Abraham Accords.

Although there were hopes in Tel Aviv that pressure would be exerted on the American side to follow suit, President Trump appeared particularly hesitant, saying that he would not recognize this country for the time being, to which he even referred quite harshly, wondering who knows what Somaliland is.

In Turkey, there were objections, as it has been proven that the battle for influence in the region will not be without an opponent. Former Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, the foreign policy theorist of the ruling AKP party and author of the book “Strategic Depth”, characteristically declared, capturing Ankara’s anxieties: “With every move, Israel is trying to create a hegemonic order stretching from the Caspian Sea to Aden, from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf. This development also clearly reveals that the so-called Abraham Accords are, at their core, an imperialist plan aimed at further fragmenting the Islamic world and Africa into ever smaller pieces. All countries and leaders who do not act against this will bear a serious historical responsibility…”.

Turkey is following this regional competition with Israel, as well as the messages sent by the United Arab Emirates, with extreme concern.

The trilateral Greece-Cyprus-Israel meeting was seen as the first step towards a “surrounding alliance” of Turkey, while the warm reception of the leader of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed in Nicosia, the Israeli-UAE cooperation in Sudan, Israel’s interventions in Syria, and the UAE’s role in Libya all fall into the same logic.


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