Attention is increasingly turning to the military base in the port city of Berbera, amid discussions about the Israeli Occupation's recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland.

“Israel’s” recognition of Somaliland, widely condemned, signals a strategic move with major regional and geopolitical implications for Somalia, Palestine, and the Horn of Africa.

Tensions are mounting between longtime rivals and uneasy neighbors, Ethiopia and Eritrea, as Addis Ababa’s renewed push for Red Sea access raises fears of a new war in the Horn of Africa, just seven years after the restoration of diplomatic ties.

As battlefield setbacks mount, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s government has had little choice but to look east, where Turkiye awaited with an outstretched hand and ready weapons.

Somaliland's strategic importance has attracted interest from the U.S., "Israel," and the UAE, focusing on military bases, recognition, and the potential displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.