Somaliland Hits Out Over Somalia’s Offer to Berbera of Trump Airbase and Port

Somalia’s Breakaway Region of Somaliland has rejected an Attempt by The Central Government to Give The US Exclusive Control Of A Port and Airbase.

The City Lies on The Strategic Gulf of Aden, on The Northern Coast of Somaliland. The Territory, which declared Independence in 1991 AS Somalia descended into Civil War, Says The facilities even not Mogadishu’s Give Away.

In a Letter to President Donald Trump, Seen by Reuters News Agency, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Also Offered Within Somalia, Saying All Four Would Strengthen US Security Operations.

Somaliland’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Abdirahman Dahir Dahir Dismissed The Move As “Desperate”.

Signals Given Before His Second Term Have the US May Become That The World’s First Country to Recognize the self-declared Republic, which has a functioned as a de facto state 34 years.

“There Is Nothing Can Do To Stop Upcoming Recognition of Somaliland,” Mr Adan Posted on X Response to The Letter.

Somaliland’s recently expanded port in the same is run by DP World From The United Arab Emirates (UAE) – a key US ally.

“The USA is not Stupid. They know who they needed to deal with it when it comes to the same Port,” The Minister Told Reuters.

The US has Long Played Pivotal Role in Helping Somalia Fight Islamist Militets Linked to Al-Qaeda and The Islamic State Group Providing Intelligence and Air Strikes.

Al-Shabab, which swathes of territory in Southern and Central Somalia, is regarded as al-Qaeda’s Most Successful Affiliate.

Observers Say Mogadishu Fears That Trump Will Reduce US Support, As He Did During His First Term.

In December, The Somali Government Signed A $ 600,000 (£ 492,000) A Year Deal With A Top Washington Lobbying Firm for Us-Somalia Relations.

The Letter to Trump, which is dated 16 March, explores How Exclusive Airbases and Ports Could Help The US Counter of the Other International Players – A Likely Reference to China and Russia.

“These strategic posioned assets on the Opportunity to Bolster American Engagement in the Region … While preventing External Competitors A Presence in This Critical Corridor,” It Said.

But The Federal Set-Up May Also Scupper President Of The Port of Bosasa, which is located in the Semi-Autonomous North-Eastern Region of Puntland.

Officials There Yet to comment on The Letter, But Somalia’s Garowe Online Publication says That IF The offer was made WITHOUT Consulting Them. Relations Between Puntland and Mogadishu May Be Further Strained.

The Second Airbase is at Baledogle, North-West of the Capital, Where US Soldiers Have A Presence Training Somali Forces to Fight Al-Shabab.

It is not the first time a port in Somaliland has been a dispute of the source.

Last Year, Turkey Stepped in Feud That Threatened To Escalate Into A Regional Conflict After Landlocked Ethiopia Signed with Somaliland Deal to Build a Port There.

Somali Responded by Calling The Move “ACT OF AGGression” As It Regards Somaliland As part of IT Territory.