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The interesting thing here is that for that region to be properly explored the south will need to be stabilized, Puntland will need to be put in its place and Somaliland will need to be put down. Basically what I'm saying here is that the recently signed oil deal will demand for the end of the...

A unionist region within Somaliland was recognized as a new federal state by Mogadishu a couple weeks ago. It's the region in blue. It's a particularly important region as it is disputed by the two main northern clans and Mogadishu usually tries to stay out of their disputes but has decided...

Arrival of 2 Akinci drones in Somalia and the pro-Turkey defence minister has been sacked. The timeline is interesting here. Turkey did not sell any gear to Somalia for over a year plus and the second a sale was approved, the defence minister was immediately replaced. He was also repositioned...

Huh, that's interesting. Very few foreigners know about Adal and what it meant to us historically. I really appreciate the fact that you do, it's very rare. When it comes to the Ogaden war, we expected some pushback from the Soviets but not to that extent. Also we didn't think Cuba out of all...

I see. I'm sorry for the confusion.

The dispute regarding coastal access isn't really the issue at hand here. The naval deal we signed with Turkey has put an end to this as it gives Mogadishu the capacity to enact a blockade on the north. The real issue lies with Ethiopian troops in the south and the restive Somali population...

Why doesn't Turkey do some "land swapping" with the PKK so that they can exchange Kurdish independence for permanent peace? While we're at it, why doesn't Turkey give up Istanbul to Greece so there's no more historic resentment between your people and theirs? I'm sure that would bring permanent...