Somaliland

Somaliland delegation eyes Israeli military presence to strengthen cooperation against Houthis

“If they get help from the Israelis, they can beat the Houthis and make it safe,” Dirie said.

|BySAM HALPERN
The Israel and Somaliland Friendship Association delegation in Israel. September 2026.
The 2020 Abraham Accords demonstrated what American and Israeli strength and innovation can produce when both are applied with confidence.

On This Day: Israel, UAE, Bahrain sign Abraham Accords in notable Arab normalization agreement

The US-mediated normalization deal was seen as a step toward normalization with most of its neighbors and aimed the serve as a roadmap for normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
YEMENI SOLDIERS stand guard at a military camp near the frontline with Houthis, in Marib, Yemen, November 6, 2024.

Houthis take control of Mocha, Trump promises $5,000 dividends of Republicans win midterms

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Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi speaks during the unveiling of the Somaliland Mission premises in Nairobi, Kenya May 29, 2025.

Somaliland willing to send up to 2,000 troops to Gaza force, president says

“If they ask, we can provide,” Abdullahi said in an interview on the sidelines of the MEAD conference, stressing that although Somaliland is not volunteering, “if they ask me, I am ready.”

|ByHERB KEINON

British-Somaliland group slams UK government over Israel policy

The statement comes amid heightened tensions between Israel and the United Kingdom following new British measures targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Flags of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland fly alongside Israeli flags on a street in western Jerusalem on June 14, 2026; illustrative

How the Israel-Somaliland alliance rewrites American diplomacy - opinion

By recognizing Somaliland as a sovereign, self-governing “Gateway Nation,” Israel has set the foundation for an alliance in which security, technology, and economic enterprise operate as a whole.

AUGUST 2, 2026ByMORDECHAI YOSEF BEN AVRAHAM, HABTOM GHEBREZGHIABHER
Somaliland, a de facto state that has governed itself for more than three decades, holding elections, maintaining security, and building institutions, even as it remains largely unrecognized by the international community.

Horn of Africa growing increasingly important in Middle East power plays - analysis

Military agreements, port investments, and competing positions on Somalia, Somaliland, and Sudan are drawing the African and Arabian shores of the Red Sea into a single geopolitical arena.

JULY 14, 2026ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
The Horn of Africa is seen on a map (illustrative)

The Somaliland president’s historic Israel visit - opinion

Why a free Iran completes the Greece-Israel-UAE-India-Somaliland axis.

JUNE 22, 2026ByTINA GHAZIMORAD
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi and President Isaac Herzog during Abdullahi's first official state visit to Israel, June 14, 2026.

FoZ founder says he intends to speak with Trump over Somaliland recognition at award ceremony

During the ceremony, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi recieved the Friends of Zion Award in honor of the opening of the country's new embassy in Jerusalem.

JUNE 21, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Friends of Zion Founder Dr. Mike Evans (L) and Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (R) during Friends of Zion award ceremony, June 21, 2026.

Grapevine, June 21, 2026: Peace, a distant dream - opinion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 21, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Danna Azrieli (8th from left) with Ziv Koren, Noam Horev and former hostages .

Somaliland president leaves door open to future Israeli military presence in country - exclusive

Abdullahi is now seeking to expand cooperation with Israel across a broad range of sectors, including economic development, natural resources, agriculture, water management, and security.

JUNE 17, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
The Post's Amichai Stein with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi on June 17, 2026.

From Somaliland to Gaza: Rebuilding through maternal, developmental security - opinion

Gazans wishing to move away from Hamas exist, and a maternal health initiative could create the conditions under which Gazans can change their society.

JUNE 17, 2026ByNANCY HARTEVELT KOBRIN
Somaliland First Lady Fardowsa Mohamed Roble, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, President Isaac Herzog, and First Lady Michal Herzog in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026.

Israel to assist Somaliland in developing its water sector

Energy Minister and Somaliland President agree on strategic cooperation

JUNE 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel’s Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Eli Cohen, and Somaliland President Abdirahman Abdullahi have agreed to strengthen and deepen cooperation between their countries

Somaliland Defense Minister says IDF will not establish presence in their country

Though Israel has been training Somaliland's police, the IDF won't have a military base there going forward.

JUNE 17, 2026ByREUTERS
President Isaac Herzog receives the first-ever Ambassador of Somaliland to Israel, Mohamed Hagi, in his residence last month.