Somalia: Israel Weighs Military Base in Somaliland to Counter Yemen's Houthis

Somalia Warns Israel Against Establishing Military Base in Somaliland, Would Reportedly be Set Up to Deal With Houthis in Yemen

Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. Somalia has warned Israel against establishing a military base in the breakaway region of Somaliland amid reports the territory could be used to monitor and potentially launch operat…

Somalia warns against any Israeli base plans on Somaliland

Somali minister tells Al Jazeera Israeli base plans in Somaliland risk dragging Somalia into ‘external confrontations’.

Somalia: Israel Weighs Military Base in Somaliland to Counter Yemen's Houthis

Berbera -- Israel is studying the possibility of establishing a military and intelligence base on the coast of Somaliland as part of efforts to counter attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war

Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Israel is in talks with Somaliland officials to form a strategic security partnership, which might include granting Israel access to a military base or other security installation along the Somaliland coast from which it can launch attacks against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. With war raging in the Middle East, the Horn of Africa is a particularly important geoeconomic and geopolitical puzzle piece. Its location near …

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Somalia Warns Against Possible Israeli Military Base in Somaliland

The Somali government has expressed grave concerns regarding reports of Israel’s intentions to establish a military base in Somaliland, a territory that declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but remains unrecognized by the international community. Ali Omar, the state minister for foreign affairs, emphasized that Somalia does not wish to see its land embroiled in external confrontations or exploited in ways that could destabilize the already…