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PoliticsSOMALIA STREAM and GAYLAND MEDIA are central to a campaign against Türkiye’s military training and infrastructure work in Somalia, according to confidential sources who link the effort to Somali opposition actors and UAE interests.
SOMALIA STREAM and GAYLAND MEDIA are central to a campaign against Türkiye’s military training and infrastructure work in Somalia, according to confidential sources who link the effort to Somali opposition actors and UAE interests.
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Confidential Sources Describe Plan to Isolate Somalia’s Government and End Turkey Partnership
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Exploration is a preliminary stage, rather than confirmation of commercially viable production. Its purpose is to establish what resources exist, where they are located and whether they can be developed economically.
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The proposed deployments would strengthen protection for Saudi infrastructure, including energy facilities.
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Kenya wants Al-Shabaab to remain active and strong inside Somalia to keep the federal government weak and preserve its influence over Jubaland. Nairobi seeks to maintain Jubbaland as a proxy rather than allow it to operate independently within Somalia’s federal system.
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Mogadishu has become more peaceful and safer over the past four years. The city has made hard-earned progress. Any return to fighting would put those gains at risk. Residents deserve lasting security and a future free from political violence.
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A Second Front in Somalia? The Regional Struggle to Protect Ethiopia and Counter Türkiye. Somalia may be becoming the second front of a much larger struggle for power in the Horn of Africa.
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A Second Front in Somalia? The Regional Struggle to Protect Ethiopia and Counter Türkiye. Somalia may be becoming the second front of a much larger struggle for power in the Horn of Africa.
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Houthi Advance Reshapes the Red Sea and Raises the Stakes for Africa
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Saudi Arabia faces attacks at home and a Houthi offensive across the border in Yemen. A drone attack has disabled the kingdom’s East-West Pipeline, while missiles and drones have struck Saudi cities. At the same time, Houthi fighters have advanced against forces backed by Riyadh.
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A second round of negotiations closed without a settlement after Puntland and Jubaland withdrew, questioning Ankara's neutrality as a mediator.
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