00:00Hundreds of protesters gathered in Mogadishu on Thursday night to denounce Israel's recognition of Somaliland chancing patriotic songs and waving Somali flags in a show of unity.
00:14Demonstrators say the move threatens Somali's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
00:20We are protesting and we are demonstrating against the separation on the dividing of the country into two parts.
00:33We are actually against what Israel has done to Somali to divide into two parties, northern part and southern part.
00:42And this is against sovereignty and against the independence of the country and the territory of the country.
00:52And we hope Somali will stand unity.
00:56Protests followed a recent visit by Israel's foreign minister to Agishe, the capital of the Breakaway region.
01:03At Telesquare, speakers and protesters stressed shared identity, culture and history rejecting any attempts to redraw Somalia's border.
01:13I want to make it clear once again that the Republic of Somalia is a sovereign and united country.
01:21No decision taken by Israel could alter Somalia's territory.
01:25Somalia's government insists Somaliland remains an integral part of the country
01:30and wants that international recognition could destabilize the Horn of Africa.
01:34More than 20 countries and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has rejected Israel's move,
01:40though several key regional players have remained silent.
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