Somalia national council warns Israeli recognition of Somaliland threatens regional security
Israeli step poses threat to security of region, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Middle East, says National Consultative Council
- Council urges people to demonstrate national unity, awareness, solidarity, and to resist any action or statement that undermines cohesion, peace, and statehood of Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia
Somalia’s National Consultative Council (NCC) said on Monday that the Israeli recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland poses a threat to the security of the region, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Middle East.
After a series of meetings in the capital, Mogadishu, a communique released on Monday by the Somali Prime Minister’s Office described Israel’s recognition as an “illegal step.”
The NCC said the Israeli decision constitutes a clear violation of the unity and sovereignty of Somalia.
It called on all Somali people to demonstrate national unity, awareness, and solidarity, and to resist any action or statement that undermines the cohesion, peace, and statehood of Somalia.
The council includes the country's president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud; regional presidents; the prime minister; and the mayor of Mogadishu.
“The President underscored the importance of all government institutions and the Somali people standing together in opposition to any action that undermines the existence of the Nation,” the communique said.
Mohamud on Sunday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his "blatant attack" on Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as his "disregard for international law and established norms" during the joint parliament's special session in Mogadishu.
Israel became the world’s first country to recognize Somaliland as a sovereign state on Friday, drawing condemnation from Türkiye, a close ally of Somalia, and countries in Africa and the Middle East, among others.
Somaliland, which has lacked official recognition since declaring independence from Somalia in 1991, operates as a de facto independent administrative, political, and security entity, with the central government struggling to assert control over the region and its leadership unable to secure international recognition of independence.
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