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"The federal government of Somalia warns that illegitimate actions of this nature seriously undermine regional peace and stability, exacerbate political and security tensions in the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the Middle East and the wider region," Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre's office posted on social platform X, alongside a video statement.

Barre's office called the recognition a "deliberate attack" on Somalia's autonomy.

"Somalia makes it clear that it will not permit the establishment of any foreign military bases or arrangements on its territory that will throw Somalia into proxy conflicts or import regional and international hostilities into this region," an official said in the video.

African Union Commission Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssou also rejected Israel's recognition of Somaliland "with deep concern" and cited the Constitutive Act of the African Union in calling for Somali unity.

"The Chairperson of the Commission @ymahmoudali firmly rejects any initiative or action aimed at recognizing Somaliland as an independent entity, recalling that Somaliland remains an integral part of the Federal Republic of Somalia," according to a union statement shared on X.

"Any attempt to undermine the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Somalia runs counter to the fundamental principles of the African Union and risks setting a dangerous precedent with far-reaching implications for peace and stability across the continent," the African Union stated.

Approximately 1,500 soldiers and civilians across multiple European locations worked side by side to assess the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Greece and its capabilities as a NATO Warfighting Corps. With dynamic play, day-and-night operational scenarios, Exercise LOYAL DOLOS stood out as a flagship event in NATO's 2025 training program, showcasing allied vigilance, readiness, and the ability to respond with speed and precision to any challenge the Alliance may face. The exercise ran from 2 to 11 December.

Col Andrea Stover, Head of the Training and Exercise Division at the NATO Joint Force Training Centre and Chief Exercise Control for LOYAL DOLOS 2025, said:

"This is how we ensure allied forces remain prepared and capable of prevailing against any potential threat. Our Exercise Control team, directing the event from the Joint Force Training Centre in Bydgoszcz, Poland, ensured the exercise was challenging, dynamic, and realistic."

More than 600 military and civilian experts formed the Exercise Control team, keeping the training audience fully engaged throughout the event. Under the expert guidance of Lieutenant General (ret.) Leonardo di Marco, Senior Exercise Control Advisor, and the leadership of Major General Bogdan Rycerski, Commander of the NATO Joint Force Training Centre and Director of LODO25, participants faced complex tasks and demanding operational dilemmas.

Designed to refine and validate the Alliance's ability to operate seamlessly across multiple domains, Exercise LOYAL DOLOS 2025 focused primarily on land operations while also integrating other domains in line with NATO's commitment to a more interconnected and adaptive force. Lessons drawn from Russia's war against Ukraine were incorporated to prepare the training audience to fight and win in a rapidly evolving environment. This was also the first time Ukrainian experts were directly involved in the execution phase of this type of NATO exercise.

With Allied Land Command acting as the Officer Scheduling the Exercise — its Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General Jezz Bennett, working closely with Exercise Control — and with support from the Multinational Corps South-East and the 1st United Kingdom Division, all participants received truly rigorous and ambitious training.

Throughout the exercise, the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Greece, the primary training audience, demonstrated its ability to plan and conduct multi-domain operations against a peer adversary, reaffirming its readiness to contribute to the defence of the Alliance.