Large protests broke out in several towns and cities across Somalia on Tuesday in opposition to Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland. Israel announced on Friday that it would recognize Somaliland — which declared independence in 1991 but has never been recognized by any other country — as an “independent and sovereign state.” Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has condemned the move as a threat to stability in the Horn of Africa. He traveled Tuesday to Turkey, a close ally, to discuss the situation. Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Somali capital, Mogadishu, and gathered at...
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