There is no Israeli military presence in Somaliland and no talks for Israel to open a base there, Somaliland’s Defense Minister Mohamed Yusef Ali told Reuters on Wednesday.
Speaking on the sidelines of a business conference in Tel Aviv, he said Israel was training Somaliland’s military and police, but called reports that Israel was in negotiations to establish a military base in Somaliland “rumors.”
Israel recognized Somaliland as an independent state last December, a move Somalia rejected and termed a “deliberate attack” on its sovereignty.
This is a developing story.
