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by Somaliman » 02 Jul 2025, 20:26
Let me shed a bit of light on this!
Rumours regarding the existence of a secret UAE hub in Puntland State has been circulating also among Somalis for a while now, but not only have the Administration of Puntland categorically denied such an existence, but also, no one has been able to provide a shred of evidence on the alleged hub, including people from Puntland.
Opponents of Puntland's current leader have tried to exploit these rumours, but have failed to produce any factual evidence on this. In addition, Somalia is not a mountainous country, where one could have such a military hub hidden from the eyes of the public. Neither are Somalis from Puntland opposed to the rest of Somalis, or they're all worshiping their leader. Somalis are Somalis regardless of which part of the world they're coming from. They don't have any problem between themselves. Somalia's issue is not even tribal or clannish but political exploited and fuelled by foreign countries and entities.
Moreover, it's true Mogadishu does not currently exert or exercise full control on Puntland, but Puntland is still part of Somalia, and therefore no other country can bring its army or set up a military hub in Somalia, wherever this could be, including Puntland, to make no room for vagueness, without the permission of Mogadishu. If this were possible, Ethiopia would have had contingents of its army in Somaliland long ago.
AbyssiniaLady is also spot on; that airport in the picture is not even in Somalia, leave alone in Bosaso.