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| Abu Dhabi must clarify security role in Somalia |
| 2022-11-13 |
| [Garowe] This week, we reported a curious observation in which Emirati troops have been clandestinely landing at the Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... port city of Bossaso in Somalia. And by Friday, neither the Federal Government in Mogadishu nor the administration of President Said Abdullahi Deni in Puntland had explained anything. This risks creating unnecessary tensions in a country where foreign entities routinely jostle for influence. For the Emiratis, their landing could never have been surprising had it been transparent. After all, Abu Dhabi has lately enjoyed rebuilding its ties with Mogadishu under Somalia’s new President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Emiratis had a tumultuous time under Mohammed Farmaajo. |
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