Somalia

Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.
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Three of the country's autonomous regions insisted they would retain ties with the UAE after the government cancelled agreements with the Gulf state.

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13 January, 2026
On the frontline with ISIS in Somalia with Puntland Defense Force
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Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi will reportedly visit Israel in the coming days [Getty]
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Flags of Somaliland and of Israel
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 Hassan Sheikh Mohamud [Getty]
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Migrants board a plane during the first deportation flight of undocumented Venezuelans from the United States to Venezuela, in Harlingen, Texas,
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A group of Somalis, carrying Somali flags and chanting slogans against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel, protest Israel's decision to recognize Somaliland, gathering in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on December 28, 2025.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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 Hassan Sheikh Mohamud [Getty]
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Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025. (Photo by Farhan Aleli / AFP via Getty Images)
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	Somalis vote directly in local elections for first time since 1969 (Photo by Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Somalia has distanced itself from Israel and criticised its war on Gaza
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