🚨 DEMOCRAT CONGRESSWOMAN ILHAN OMAR IS ACCUSED OF LEAKING U.S. CONGRESSIONAL SECRETS TO SOMALI LEADERS, SPARKING DEADLY CONFLICT AGAINST SOMALILAND: A Somaliland former minister has charged that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar used her seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to feed confidential details of a meeting with Somaliland’s President to Somali officials in Garowe, then pressed them to strike first before Washington could tighten ties with the breakaway republic. Ali Hassan Mohamed, a former Somaliland Minister of Information and longtime Kulmiye Party figure, posted the allegation in January 2024. He stated that during Rep. Omar’s December 2022 trip to Puntland’s capital, she “leaked information to some of the Somali leaders pertaining a meeting between the President of Somaliland and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Congress, which she was a member by that time.” He added that she “was very persistent and urged the Somalian leaders to take proactive actions against Somaliland as soon as possible.” A month later, he noted, fighting erupted in Las Anod. That March 2022 committee session in Washington included then-ranking member Rep. Michael McCaul and other members. Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and his delegation sat down with the panel as lawmakers pushed for deeper U.S. engagement, citing Somaliland’s strategic port at Berbera, its democratic record, and its resistance to Chinese influence. Rep. Omar attended. Months later, she traveled to Somalia, first stopping in Garowe before moving on to Mogadishu, where she met President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and praised their operations against al-Shabaab. The Las Anod violence that followed began with the December 2022 assassination of a local opposition figure, then escalated into open fighting in February 2023 between Somaliland forces and Dhulbahante clan militias that later aligned with Somalia’s federal government under the SSC-Khatumo banner. Hundreds died, tens of thousands were displaced, and Somaliland ultimately withdrew from the city. Somaliland officials have long framed the campaign as an effort by Mogadishu and its allies to fracture their territory before closer American military or diplomatic links could solidify. Rep. Omar has never publicly answered the specific leak charge. She has repeatedly backed Somalia’s claim of unity and opposed recognition of Somaliland, a stance critics say tracks her clan ties and family history more than U.S. interests. She was stripped of her Foreign Affairs assignment in early 2023 after repeated antisemitic remarks. Separate federal investigations into her immigration records, name changes, and family filings continue; a recent court document listed her as Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, also known as Ilhan Abdullahi Omar. Mohamed’s statement was blunt: “This is not the first time that Ilhan Omar created animosity between Somalis. She was heavily involved in the conflict that took place in Las-anod. … She was certainly one of the main characters who created hatred and division among Somalis. So, it is time for Ilhan to be held accountable for her wrongdoings.” The claim remains an allegation from one side of a bitter territorial dispute. No U.S. official has confirmed a classified leak, and no charges have been filed. Yet, the timeline, her committee access, her public Somalia-first posture, and the subsequent outbreak of fighting have kept the accusation circulating among those who view Rep. Omar as an agent of foreign interests operating from inside Congress. Sources: Statement by Ali Hassan Mohamed, January 29, 2024; contemporaneous reporting on Rep. Omar’s December 2022 visit to Garowe and Mogadishu; accounts of the March 2022 House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting with Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi; coverage of the February 2023 Las Anod fighting and its aftermath. (Shared from: redstatewatcher.com)