Abdimalik Rashid

Youth activist political analyst
pro-somaliland

[bhlub @thebhlub]

Xitta hadiyadda yar ee badhasaabyada Somalia lagu sasabo is the same as whats presented to the President of Somaliland.

[bhlub @thebhlub]

Dawladnimooy xaalkaa be'.

100% of Somaliland’s foreign policy issues could be fixed with one simple move:

Learning to say "No."

Bal wuxuun diid.

If these international actors can get everything they need from you, at zero political cost, whilst still treating you as a region of Somalia, what incentive do they have to take the diplomatically bold (and politically costly) step of recognition?

[Abdimalik Rashid @ApdimalikRashed]

Map somaliland @USSOCAF
@Abdirahmanirro
#Somaliland
#USA

[Gaboose @Guntigaab]

Breaking 🚨AFRICOM has removed from its official Facebook and X platforms the portion of Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson’s interview yesterday that referred to Somaliland, suggesting the remarks may have been spontaneous rather than part of the prepared public messaging.

The move comes today, following the visit of SOCAFRICA Commander Maj. Gen. Claude K. Tudor Jr. to Hargeisa. AFRICOM has not provided an explanation for the edit.

[Abdimalik Rashid @ApdimalikRashed]

SL currently controls nearly 90% of its territory and over 95% of its coastline.
​It holds 100% full control over:
​.Its primary international airports
​.Its main economic hub & seaport
​. Strategic commercial transit routes
​A populace that stands 100% united behind sovereignty.

[Abdimalik Rashid @ApdimalikRashed]

For decades, Western governments have prioritized mogadisho over Somaliland, despite long record of peace, stability, and democratic governance. The question is no longer why SL exists—it's how the world can be persuaded to recognize the reality on the ground. #Somaliland

[Abdimalik Rashid @ApdimalikRashed]

Rebuilding #Somaliland's institutions requires moving past previous appointments that favor proximity over proficiency. Let’s demand the most qualified candidates, not just campaign supporters, are selected. The Cirro gov. must set a new standard for competence.
#Somaliland

[Jamal Abdi @JAbdi892]

As long as deeply incompetent people are apppointed to top positions, #Somaliland will not move forward-instead, its soft power will be destroyed!

[Abdi Daud 🇦🇺 @haadka]

US @USSOCAF are in Somaliland today.

Here is why this is important:

1 - There is no Al-Shabaab or ISIS in Somaliland. So why are they here? It is the NDAA 2023, which commands US diplomats and military officials to engage with Somaliland for 5 years as part of US Indo-Pacific policy and overall Somaliland engagement evaluation.

2 - Head of AFRICOM stated earlier that there are no plans for a US base in Berbera. I agree, and we never said AFRICOM needs another base. The one that needs a new base is US CENTCOM, which, after Bab Al Mandab crisis, the the closure of tens of Gulf bases and the fiasco at Diego Garcia, needs a new base and Berbera is an excellent replacement for all the above.

3 - AFRICOM also stated that the US recognises Somalia, not Somaliland. We all know recognition comes from Trump and Rubio, not AFRICOM, but this has been an opportunity in X to remind everyone why Hillary's Single Somalia Policy is a failure. See @sarahadams's thread.

4 - This is the most important part. This relationship is part of what I call Somaliland's Deterrence Policy. Our foreign policy is NOT only about full recognition. This is the NDAA in action. It gives a signal to Turkey and China that:

"Hey, we are here. You can't play dirty games with Somaliland"

[Abdimalik Rashid @ApdimalikRashed]

somaliland waxa u baahan waraabahin(website) qora article sax
Ka tujumaya siyaada gudaha ku jirta somaliland.
Warbaahinteena waxa la yacaan camerado.
Ma jiro suxufi article ka qori karaa,kaliya waxa yaqaan sida muqaal duubo oo facebook iyo social media loo dhigo.
#somaliland

[Somaliland Today @JSLToday]

"The United States 🇺🇸 is ready to work closely with Somaliland on strategic matters of mutual interest, and to further strengthen cooperation, information sharing, the exchange of expertise, and future security collaboration."

Major General Claude K. Tudor Jr.
Commander of U.S. forces in Africa.

[Somaliland Today @JSLToday]

Republic of #Somaliland President H.E. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi held a strategic meeting with U.S. SOCAFRICA Commander Maj. Gen. Claude K. Tudor Jr. to discuss bolstering security cooperation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

President Irro @Abdirahmanirro emphasized that Somaliland's 850 km coastline and 35+ years of stability require direct engagement from partners for any regional maritime security initiatives.

[Abdimalik Rashid @ApdimalikRashed]

Waxa sax Putland la samayno xidhiidh lkn waa xad yeesho.

[Abdimalik Rashid @ApdimalikRashed]

Putland waxa khatar jirtaan ku somaliland ilaa 200.
Sidee ugu ahayd?
:markasta la abuura Narrative SL&PL labda mamul isku mida ah diidanyihiin arrino isku mida.
eg:arrintii e-visa,nira,electrictions,hawada iyo wordbank.
Foraale u dagaal SL magaayinka lasnoud%buhoolde.
#Somali

[CheckMate - Bariga Berbera 🌸✨ @CheckmateEA]

Hargeisa project has direct flights to Garowe and Mogadishu 🇸🇴 in Somalia but NO flights connecting Hargeisa to the rest of Somaliland’s own regions and cities.

No flights Hargeisa to Buroa/erigavo/Aynaba..

Let that sink in…

[Abdimalik Rashid @ApdimalikRashed]

Jacayl aan laya wadin.
Somaliland waxa u qaadtey u dhaqanto sidii dawlad
Lakiin USA waa inoo arkaa (rebel state)
Markaa maxaa diidaya inaan xidhiidh la samaysno (xutiyiint) bal ha arkee
Waxa Somaliland tahay.
#somalilandfirst
#Hargeisa

[Madaxtooyada JSL @MadaxtooyadaJSL]

𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐰𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐡𝐮𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐨 𝐤𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐡 𝐥𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐥-𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐡 𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐞𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚

Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdillaahi (Cirro), ayaa maanta kulan muhiim ah oo istaraatiiji ah la yeeshay Major General Claude K. Tudor Jr. oo ah Taliyaha Ciidamada Hawl-gallada Gaarka ah ee Maraykanka ee Afrika (Special Operations Commander of Africa- SOCAFRICA) iyo wefti ballaadhan oo uu hoggaaminayo.

Madaxweynaha ayaa ugu horrayn Major General Claude K. Tudor iyo weftiga ballaadhan ee uu hoggaaminayey uga mahad naqay booqashada ay ku yimaadeen Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland.

Kulanka waxa si qoto dheer loogu lafa-guray xoojinta iskaashiga amniga iyo danaha istaraatiijiga ah ee ay wadaagaan Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland iyo Dawladda Maraykanka, gaar ahaan sugidda amniga Badda Cas, Gacanka Cadmeed iyo guud ahaanba amniga iyo xasilloonida Gobolka Geeska Afrika.

Madaxweynuhu waxa uu tilmaamay in Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland ay tahay dalka ugu muhiimsan marka la eego ilaalinta amniga Marin-biyoodka gobolka (Badda Cas, Bab Al-Mandab iyo Gacanka Cadmeed) iyada oo leh in ka badan 850 km oo xeeb ah oo ku teedsan mid ka mid ah marin-biyoodada ugu muhiimsan adduunka. Waxa uu xusay in amniga Xeebaha Somaliland uu yahay qayb ka mid ah amniga Gobolka iyo kan Caalamkaba.

Madaxweynuhu waxa uu hoosta ka xarriiqay in aan Somaliland indhaha laga lalin karin, isla markaana ay lagama maarmaan tahay in cid kasta oo danaynaysa iskaashiga amni ee Xeebaha Somaliland ay si toos ah ula shaqayso kalana hadasho Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland.

Madaxweynuhu waxa kale oo uu xaqiijiyey in Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland ay tahay dal muddo ka badan 35 sano nabad ah, xasilloon, leh hay’ado Dawli ah oo dhisan iyo hannaan siyaasadeed oo dimuqraadi ah.

Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland waxa uu si cad u tibaaxay in Somaliland ay diyaar u tahay in ay iskaashi dhow oo joogto ah la yeelato Ciidamada iyo Hay'adaha amniga kala duwan ee dalka Maraykanka, si loo xoojiyo la-dagaallanka argagixisada, budhcad-badeedda, dambiyada abaabulan iyo khataraha kale ee saamaynta ku leh nabadda iyo xasilloonida gobolka.

Dhankiisa, Major General Claude K. Tudor Jr. ayaa sheegay in Maraykanka iyo Somaliland ay wadaagaan dano amni oo muhiim ah oo khuseeya berriga iyo baddaba, isaga oo xusay in xasilloonida Geeska Afrika iyo amniga marin-biyoodka caalamiga ahi ay yihiin mudnaan muhiim u ah labada dhinacba.

Waxa uu intaa ku daray in Maraykanku diyaar u yahay in uu Somaliland si dhow ugala shaqeeyo arrimaha istaraatiijiga ah ee labada dhinacba danta u ah, isla markaana la sii xoojiyo wada-shaqaynta, xog-is-dhaafsiga, isdhaafsiga khibradaha iyo iskaashiga amni ee mustaqbalka.

Kulanka ayaa ku soo gebogeboobay is-afgarad iyo in labada dhinac ay sii xoojiyaan ka wada shaqaynta danaha muhiimka ah ee la wadaago.

𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐇

𝐗𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐠𝐞 (𝐃𝐞𝐲𝐫),

𝐀𝐟𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐰𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐡𝐮���𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

[Max Webb @maxlwebb]

Though my former Senator and I don’t agree on many things, working on strengthening the US-Somaliland partnership is something we are totally aligned on. Somaliland can, and must, be a bipartisan priority for the US government, and I look forward to supporting this endeavor!

[SomalilandUSA @SomalilandUS]

We thank @SenTedCruz, Chairman of the @SenateForeign Africa Subcommittee, for his letter to @SecRubio urging a separate U.S. Travel Advisory and Diplomatic Security assessment for Somaliland. For nearly three decades, Somaliland has been a beacon of stability and democracy in the Horn of Africa. It is time U.S. policy reflects that reality.

Read the full letter here: https://t.co/XVBKaCnSIR

[U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs @US_SrAdvisorAF]

Recent false and misleading reports have mischaracterized U.S. diplomacy in the Horn of Africa as an attempt to court an “anti-Ethiopian alliance.” That narrative is both inaccurate and needlessly inflammatory.

The United States works with Ethiopia and all countries across the Horn of Africa and the wider Red Sea region to advance shared priorities.

Engagement with one regional partner should not be distorted into hostility toward another. U.S. diplomacy is not about creating rival blocs or deepening divisions—it is about working constructively with all partners to prevent conflict and promote lasting peace and security.

[VOZ @Voz_US]

OPINION | Somaliland: Independence, war, and genocide

Read the FULL article here: https://t.co/w35q4ldpVm

[Sharmine Narwani @snarwani]

Today, the Saudis are effectively cut off from exporting or importing product via waterways - both the Iranian closure of Hormoz and the Yemeni blockade (Bab al-Mandab/Red Sea entrance) have ensured this.

Ironically, #KSA recognized in the UAE-Israel alliance a plan to do exactly the same last year when Tel Aviv moved into Somaliland and Emirati-backed troops launched a military surge in Yemen's south for further control of the port-heavy territory. [See map below to visualize how Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv together could sever Saudi Arabia's access to major shipping routes.]

The Israel-UAE axis sought to neuter and potentially even break up Saudi Arabia, and Riyadh finally recognized the threat.

Conversely, the Iranians - at least all officials I've spoken to over many years before this war - have always sought to prevent the kingdom's destabilization. They view a Saudi internal collapse as an event that could radiate throughout the region, and hamper West Asia's geopolitical/economic development for decades to come, which malign foreign actors would easily exploit.

Riyadh can make an easy decision now to partner with Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, Turkiye and craft a new security model in the Persian Gulf, including the design of land-based trade and pipeline infrastructure that benefit all West Asian stakeholders. No one will be excluded.

Or it can play along with this US war, see Iran as its prime enemy, destabilize it, then be left naked for when the Israelis and Emiratis come for Saudi Arabia - with tacit US approval and active UK assistance, of course.

[Mustafa🇺🇸 @Cagmadhige90]

What’s secret about it? 😂

Somaliland already signed an agreement with UAE 9 years ago.

Wake up to reality!