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    A tank β€” which isn’t really a tank β€” could be the national monument of Somaliland, a country that isn’t really a country. The armored vehicle, which rests beside Highway 1 in the city of Hargeisa, depicts what was once a weapon of war that rolled in from Somalia in 1988, in order to prevent this territory in the Horn of Africa from gaining independence. Today, the tank is part of the scenery in the capital of a land that declared itself a republic 35 years ago. Seguir leyendo
     

Somaliland, a country born of bombs

22 May 2026 at 14:31

A tank β€” which isn’t really a tank β€” could be the national monument of Somaliland, a country that isn’t really a country. The armored vehicle, which rests beside Highway 1 in the city of Hargeisa, depicts what was once a weapon of war that rolled in from Somalia in 1988, in order to prevent this territory in the Horn of Africa from gaining independence. Today, the tank is part of the scenery in the capital of a land that declared itself a republic 35 years ago.

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Members of the Somaliland Fire Brigade march in Hargeisa on Independence Day, May 18, 2026.Β Mohamed, 44, was eight years old when he saw Somali tanks enter Hargeisa.A group of young Somalilanders, perched atop a fake tank, watch the May 18 military parade in Hargeisa.Citizens of Hargeisa wave Somaliland flags as a military truck passes by, during the May 18 parade.Β 

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Un grupo de soldadas sigue el desfile militar por el DΓ­a de la Independencia el pasado 18 de mayo en Hargeisa.
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