In the occupied West Bank, we see “almost daily atrocities carried out against innocent people,” says former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
“Burning and shooting people in their homes, in their fields, everywhere they can find them. This is something that can’t be ignored and can’t be forgiven.
“And therefore, I’m not surprised at the statement made by Secretary Miliband and the actions that were taken” by the United Kingdom.
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🇸🇴🏆From Somalia to the UEFA Super Cup, Omar Artan continues to break new ground.
As the first non-European referee appointed to take charge of the Super Cup, Omar proved that ambition, belief and hard work can take you anywhere.
“I was lucky, but I have worked hard to be here and I’m really proud.”
Full interview: https://t.co/TyDC7ncA0o
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I am from Ceuta, and Spain has never oppressed us. You genocidal maniacs do not get to weaponise our identity or speak on our fucking behalf. Shut the fuck up.
@umutcagrisariii Although the accusation is blatantly false, Im honored to be listed among such distinguished company! As I said, Mogadishu supporters should work on building a stable Somalia, not tear down an already successful Somaliland.
For Kosovo, alignment with the Euro-Atlantic alliance has never been a question of doubt, calculation, or convenience.
It is conviction. It is principle. It is who we are.
The Euro-Atlantic alliance is our choice. Always!
Somaliland expects to reach a trade agreement soon with Israel, the first country to recognize its independence, and is willing to offer rights to valuable mineral deposits as part of a deal, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi told Reuters https://t.co/4oxgSfjcPp
For someone who claims to be a political researcher lol, this is an embarrassingly shallow take. Abu Dhabi understands the political reality on the ground something you clearly struggle with.
Somaliland does not need permission from non-Somalis or anyone else to engage internationally. Its president was invited because Somaliland has delivered peace, elections, and governance, and is therefore treated as an independent political actor.
You can cry “disrespect” all you want, but you cannot erase reality. Shouting does not change facts, and denial does not turn fiction into policy.
While Turkey presents its involvement as “mediation,” in reality it was a calculated move to stall Somaliland’s momentum and recentralize political gravity in Mogadishu. Somaliland must draw hard lessons from its past missteps.
Framing Somaliland’s history as a “collapsed victimhood narrative” is deeply dishonest and frankly predictable coming from voices in Mogadishu who have never fully reckoned with what happened.
The destruction of Hargeisa, Burao, and many other parts of Somaliland in 1988, along with the mass killing of civilians including the executions at Jazeera Beach are documented state crimes. These are historical facts, not rhetorical tools that can be erased or invalidated by today’s geopolitics. Recognition, diplomacy, or engagement with any country does not change history, nor does it absolve the Barre regime of its atrocities.
Dragging Gaza or Israel into this discussion is not a serious moral argument; it is a distraction. Selective outrage does not determine who deserves self-determination. Political relationships are not moral purity tests, and no people lose their right to decide their future because of who recognizes them or who they engage with.
On a personal note: in my entire life, I have never seen a Somali flag raised in Somaliland, nor have I experienced Somaliland as part of Somalia in any meaningful way. What we built here was built from scratch, through reconciliation, sacrifice, and local consensus. Claiming that this homegrown project is “collapsing” echoes the same dismissive mindset that once justified violence against our people only now, without the power to enforce it. You may dream of Somaliland’s failure if you wish; we are comfortable living in those dreams rent-free.
And most importantly, the era of Somaliland defining itself around what Mogadishu elites think is long over. That conversation ended years ago. A simple piece of advice: focus on addressing the insecurity, displacement, corruption, and governance failures in your own regions before lecturing others about unity. The Somali Republic collapsed under its own weight, and it cannot be revived through guilt-tripping or selective memory. Somaliland exists and will continue to exist because it is grounded in the will and choice of its people
One of the loudest moral pillars the separatists in Somaliland have leaned on is the horrific suffering of Hargeisa in 1988, but when Israel recognizes Somaliland and Somaliland rushes to celebrate, that entire narrative collapses under its own weight. How can anyone still claim “we were massacred, so we seceded” while openly embracing a state accused of genocide in Gaza, a state whose actions have wiped out entire families and erased whole neighborhoods? How do you
preach victimhood while unleashing indiscriminate shelling and massacres on Laas Anod, and while turning a blind eye to the hundreds, if not thousands, killed by the SNM in Awdal and the inter-SNM wars that swallowed entire communities? Yes, the former military regime, where many
of today’s Somaliland leaders once held power, committed brutal and unforgivable human rights violations during its clash with the SNM, but past suffering does not give anyone the moral license
to tear apart the Somalia Republic. In the end, the sheer double standard, the selective memory, and
the celebration of a power accused of genocide only reveal how shockingly hollow the biggest victimhood narrative truly is.
I have lived in Kosovo for nearly 2 years, it is far more stable & developed than before the Balkan conflicts. Before arguing, consider the evidence. Somaliland,having built a resilient democracy & lasting peace without external support, would be a strong example once recognized.
This is a very selective argument, History shows separation can succeed: Czechoslovakia split peacefully & both the Czech Republic and Slovakia prospered. Singapore thrived after leaving Malaysia. Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania advanced after independence.
This is poor propaganda. Does Raage Omar even try to identify any countries that have benefited from separation and Balkanization? They tend to become more enemies when divided. He should at least look back at history and study the conflicts between Sudan and South Sudan, North and South Korea, Pakistan and Bangladesh. These countries still lack strong economic ties, people-to-people contacts, and open channels, and divisions persist.