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#Iran-#Israel tensions are reshaping the #HornOfAfrica as #SomaliPirates reportedly receive advanced support linked to #Houthi networks. Analysts warn the #RedSea crisis is accelerating piracy, militarization & geopolitical rivalry centered around #Somaliland & #GulfOfAden.

https://saxafimedia.com/iran-israel-somali-piracy-surge-red-sea/

#Iran-#Israel tensions are reshaping the #HornOfAfrica as #SomaliPirates reportedly receive advanced support linked to #Houthi networks. Analysts warn the #RedSea crisis is accelerating piracy, militarization & geopolitical rivalry centered around #Somaliland & #GulfOfAden.

https://saxafimedia.com/iran-israel-somali-piracy-surge-red-sea/

#Iran-#Israel tensions are reshaping the #HornOfAfrica as #SomaliPirates reportedly receive advanced support linked to #Houthi networks. Analysts warn the #RedSea crisis is accelerating piracy, militarization & geopolitical rivalry centered around #Somaliland & #GulfOfAden.

https://saxafimedia.com/iran-israel-somali-piracy-surge-red-sea/

#LaasQoray is becoming a critical #Geopolitical flashpoint as #Turkey reportedly advances plans for a #MilitaryBase on the #GulfOfAden amid intensifying #RedSea rivalry involving #Somaliland, #Israel & the #UAE.

https://saxafimedia.com/the-new-scramble-turkey-somalia-battle-red-sea/

#LaasQoray is becoming a critical #Geopolitical flashpoint as #Turkey reportedly advances plans for a #MilitaryBase on the #GulfOfAden amid intensifying #RedSea rivalry involving #Somaliland, #Israel & the #UAE.

https://saxafimedia.com/the-new-scramble-turkey-somalia-battle-red-sea/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/218559/ Oil tanker hijacked off Yemen coast and redirected toward Somalia #GulfOfAden #hijacking #MaritimeSecurity #piracy #Somalia #tankers #trends #Yémen

Good video reporting from frontlines of still-ongoing #Puntland vs. #ISIS war in northern #Somalia by @bastien_rnl, @willswanson, and @ARTEfr for @France24_en. Seemingly shot last Nov - reporters visited ISIS-Somalia's former "so-called capital", Sheebaab village in Almiskat Mts.

https://www.france24.com/en/somalia-islamic-state-group-new-front-line-africa

#geography #geopolitics #HornOfAfrica #journalism #armedconflict #ISIL #war #GulfOfAden #security #worldnews #Africa @geography @geopolitics @internationalrelations

Good video reporting from frontlines of still-ongoing #Puntland vs. #ISIS war in northern #Somalia by @bastien_rnl, @willswanson, and @ARTEfr for @France24_en. Seemingly shot last Nov - reporters visited ISIS-Somalia's former "so-called capital", Sheebaab village in Almiskat Mts.

https://www.france24.com/en/somalia-islamic-state-group-new-front-line-africa

#geography #geopolitics #HornOfAfrica #journalism #armedconflict #ISIL #war #GulfOfAden #security #worldnews #Africa @geography @geopolitics @internationalrelations

Good video reporting from frontlines of still-ongoing #Puntland vs. #ISIS war in northern #Somalia by @bastien_rnl, @willswanson, and @ARTEfr for @France24_en. Seemingly shot last Nov - reporters visited ISIS-Somalia's former "so-called capital", Sheebaab village in Almiskat Mts.

https://www.france24.com/en/somalia-islamic-state-group-new-front-line-africa

#geography #geopolitics #HornOfAfrica #journalism #armedconflict #ISIL #war #GulfOfAden #security #worldnews #Africa @geography @geopolitics @internationalrelations

Good video reporting from frontlines of still-ongoing #Puntland vs. #ISIS war in northern #Somalia by @bastien_rnl, @willswanson, and @ARTEfr for @France24_en. Seemingly shot last Nov - reporters visited ISIS-Somalia's former "so-called capital", Sheebaab village in Almiskat Mts.

https://www.france24.com/en/somalia-islamic-state-group-new-front-line-africa

#geography #geopolitics #HornOfAfrica #journalism #armedconflict #ISIL #war #GulfOfAden #security #worldnews #Africa @geography @geopolitics @internationalrelations

Good video reporting from frontlines of still-ongoing #Puntland vs. #ISIS war in northern #Somalia by @bastien_rnl, @willswanson, and @ARTEfr for @France24_en. Seemingly shot last Nov - reporters visited ISIS-Somalia's former "so-called capital", Sheebaab village in Almiskat Mts.

https://www.france24.com/en/somalia-islamic-state-group-new-front-line-africa

#geography #geopolitics #HornOfAfrica #journalism #armedconflict #ISIL #war #GulfOfAden #security #worldnews #Africa @geography @geopolitics @internationalrelations

Why a second global shipping chokepoint could soon live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2026/04/03/311423/why-a-second-global-shipping-chokepoint-could-soon-live-up-to-its-name-as-the-gate-of-tears/

In a miracle #democracy in the #HornOfAfrica, #Somaliland has held elections, secured a vital #GulfOfAden coastline & built institutions from scratch. Why is the world still hesitant to #recognize it?

https://saxafimedia.com/somaliland-unrecognized-democracy-guarding-routes/

New #Yemen control #map and report for our subscribers! This one shows the height of separatist control last month (the later reversals will be covered in a future report).

https://www.polgeonow.com/2026/01/south-yemen-control-map-separatists-hadramawt-mahra.html

#conflictmapping #SouthYemen #independence #geography #MiddleEast #RedSea #Houthis #cartography #mapping #MENA #GulfOfAden #SaudiArabia #UAE #Iran #conflicttracking #armedconflict #controlmap #Arabia #history #geopolitics #educational @geography @geopolitics

As #RedSea attacks intensify, #Israeli strategists are asking a new question: Should #Israel recognize #Somaliland? A stable, pro-Western democracy at the #GulfOfAden may be the strategic partner Israel needs. #Geopolitics #Security

https://saxafimedia.com/red-sea-tensions-put-somaliland-on-israels-radar/

As Jaffa Tel Aviv and Washington, DC, quietly court #Somaliland as a destination for Gaza’s displaced, this British-controlled enclave on the Red Sea emerges as both a strategic imperial launchpad and a potential open-air prison for Palestinians – armed, trained, and surveilled by London: https://thecradle.co/articles/sights-set-on-somaliland-the-threat-of-a-total-us-uk-israeli-takeover

#deportation #ongoingNakba #ethnicCleansing #GazaGenocide #imperialism #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #defeat #emigration #foreignPolicy #Aden #GulfOfAden #AfricaHorn #UK #England #Scotland #genocideSupport

Several smaller criticisms of @washingtonpost report on #ISIS in #Somalia:

1. Describing #Puntland state in general as "remote" is dubious, since it lies on one of world's most important shipping channels (#GulfOfAden), including major port city (#Bosaso)

2. Miskad Mts are not on "the very tip" of the #HornOfAfrica, they are about 100 mi (150 km) southwest of it

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#geography #geopolitics #Africa #MiddleEast
@geography @geopolitics

🚢 Suspected Houthi attack in Gulf of Aden 🇾🇪
Explosion reported near vessel, no casualties
Rebels deny responsibility, but have history of drone & missile strikes on ships
Attacks aim to support Hamas, but most ships have no Israel ties
#YemenWar #HouthiRebels #GulfOfAden #ShipAttack

🔗 https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-ship-attacks-israel-hamas-war-ab9198cd13a549ba7d9eedcf100ddc7a

Yes there is still a war, nobody hears 'bout

Urgent Spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces:

Sinking is the fate of ships that have been targeted in the past 72 hours for violating the ban on access to the ports of occupied Palestine.

• The Verbena ship sinks in the Gulf of Aden after being hit by a number of missiles.
• The TUTOR ship, which was targeted by a drone boat and a number of ballistic #missiles and #drones, is in danger of sinking in the coming hours.
• This operation is dedicated by the Yemeni armed forces to our mujahid brothers in #Gaza on the occasion of Eid al-Adha and victory, and in recognition of their steadfastness and jihad, may God protect them and to all the free people of the Palestinian nation. It is only from God
  (Auto translated from Arabic)
  #Yemen #Israel #Blockade #Shipping #RedSea #GulfOfAden

Yemeni Armed Forces: An Israeli ship (MSC Darwin) was targeted in the Gulf of Aden.

Brigadier General Yahya Saree:

The missile force fired a number of ballistic missiles at targets of the Israeli enemy in Umm al-Rashrash, south of occupied Palestine.

#Yemen #Israel #Blockade #Genocide #GulfOfAden #Politocs

State Dept today designation of #Ansarallah commonly referred #Houthis, as Specially Designated #GlobalTerrorist group, effective 30 days from today. Since Nov Houthis have launched unprecedented attacks against intl #maritime vessels in #RedSea #GulfofAden & #military forces positioned in the area to defend safety security of #commercialshipping. Attacks against intl shipping have endangered #mariners, disrupted free flow of #commerce, and interfered with navigational rights and freedoms.

Has #Ethiopia become first country ever to recognize self-proclaimed Republic of #Somaliland as independent from #Somalia? Somaliland govt says yes, but Ethiopia govt is giving mixed signals.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/1/4/ambiguous-ethiopia-port-deal-fuels-uncertainty-over-somaliland-statehood

One Ethiopian statement says it's only promised to seriously consider recognizing Somaliland: https://addisstandard.com/news-in-depth-assessment-of-somalilands-recognition-bid-by-ethiopia-part-of-mou/

#independence #defacto #defactostates #geographyteacher #geography #HornOfAfrica #AfricaNews #Africa #GulfOfAden #geopolitics @geography @geopolitics