Commentary
James Swan Becomes De Facto President as Somalia’s Government Collapses

UN Takes Over: James Swan Becomes De Facto President as Somalia’s Government Collapses Amid Turkish Expansion.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has officially appointed James Swan—the seasoned American diplomat—as the new, unofficial president of Somalia, assuming full control through the United Nations Interim Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS).
This dramatic appointment underscores a historic failure of Somalia’s government under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who now effectively becomes the “former failed president.” Despite billions of dollars poured into Somalia by the international community over the past three decades, Mogadishu’s regime remains mired in corruption, incompetence, and a growing threat from insurgents like Al-Shabab.
James Swan’s return isn’t merely diplomatic—it is a direct intervention, a bold UN-led takeover designed to rescue Somalia from spiraling into total chaos. Swan, experienced in navigating Africa’s toughest diplomatic challenges, steps into the role amidst rising panic from Western powers over Turkey’s aggressive expansion in Somalia.
Western nations, especially the United States and European Union, fear losing Somalia entirely to Turkish President Erdogan, whose government already controls Mogadishu’s critical infrastructure, including ports and airports. Erdogan’s recent pledge of increased military support to Somalia has triggered alarm bells in Washington and Brussels, signaling Turkey’s broader ambition to dominate strategic points in the Horn of Africa.
Swan’s appointment is thus a strategic countermove, positioning him as Somalia’s actual leader while the international community scrambles for a long-term solution. Officially labeled as a UN envoy, Swan’s influence now eclipses Somalia’s formal government, marking an unprecedented shift in governance.
Waryatv.com readers are witnessing history: the UN has effectively assumed governance of a failed state, with Swan at its helm as the West desperately counters Turkey’s geopolitical ambitions. The coming months will be pivotal: Can Swan stabilize Somalia, or is the region set to become a battleground between the West and Turkey?
Stay tuned—Somalia’s future, and perhaps the Horn of Africa’s stability, hangs by a thread as James Swan takes charge.
Commentary
Turkish Troops in Mogadishu: A War Cloaked in Denial

Turkey Boots on the Ground: Is Mogadishu Being Outsourced?
Turkish boots on the ground in Mogadishu while Al-Shabaab silently takes over 4 districts. Somalia’s leaders play musical chairs—while militants walk into government offices unopposed. WARYATV exposes the ugly truth.
As Al-Shabaab quietly seizes control of districts, 2,500 Turkish soldiers land—who’s really in charge now?
As Turkish troops land in Mogadishu under a security agreement, Al-Shabaab expands its stealth control. WARYATV investigates the dangerous delusion gripping Somalia’s leadership.
Two Turkish military aircraft touched down in Mogadishu, unloading up to 500 troops—with expectations that number could balloon beyond 2,500. Turkey frames this as counterterrorism cooperation. The truth? Somalia’s so-called “sovereignty” is being subcontracted out while its own leadership collapses from within.
This isn’t partnership. It’s occupation through invitation. While Turkish warplanes bomb Al-Shabaab hideouts, militants are effortlessly patrolling four major Mogadishu districts without resistance—seizing government files, walking into local offices, and telling security guards, “Be back at your post tomorrow.”
Dayniile. Hilwa. Dharkaleey. Gubadleey.
All are now nocturnally governed by Al-Shabaab—without a single shot fired.
Sources within Western military intelligence confirm what the world refuses to admit: the capital is falling in slow motion, and it’s being covered up with press releases about international cooperation.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is already preparing to scapegoat his NISA director and army chief—rumored to be replaced by political loyalists with zero tactical credibility. It’s a page ripped straight from Kabul before the Taliban sweep. The same air of denial. The same security theatrics. The same doomed outcome.
And while Turkish troops march in to supposedly help, Prime Minister Hamse Barre diverts attention with a staged visit to Las Anod—reigniting internal tensions instead of addressing the slow-motion collapse in Mogadishu. It’s all a distraction from a grim truth: Al-Shabaab is winning not by firepower—but by strategy, infiltration, and the cowardice of Somalia’s leadership.
This is no longer a counterinsurgency.
This is Somalia outsourced, Somali leadership imploding, and Al-Shabaab adapting faster than its enemies.
Commentary
Signal of Treason: Hegseth’s War Plans Leak Sparks Pentagon Meltdown

WARYATV exposes how Trump’s Defense Secretary may have endangered U.S. troops by leaking classified strike plans to a family Signal chat.
Pete Hegseth’s reckless Signal chat leaks could be one of the biggest national security breaches in years. WARYATV unpacks the fallout and chaos now ripping through the Pentagon.
In the Trump era, Signal isn’t just a messaging app—it’s a potential national security threat. Pete Hegseth, Trump’s handpicked Defense Secretary, now stands accused of one of the most reckless intelligence leaks in Pentagon history. And it wasn’t to the CIA, or allies, or even Congress.
It was to his wife.
And his brother.
And his personal lawyer.
Battle plans. Target coordinates. F/A-18 launch windows. Shared casually in a Signal group chat named “Defense | Team Huddle”—run from Hegseth’s personal phone. While U.S. pilots were preparing to strike Houthis in Yemen, Hegseth was reportedly texting the itinerary to friends and family like it was a Fourth of July barbecue invite.
This is not a gaffe. This is a breach—a Signal of treason, one could argue.
The Pentagon is imploding. Two senior advisers already fired. Multiple under investigation. The Inspector General is now circling. Critics from across the aisle—and even military brass—are demanding Hegseth’s immediate resignation. But MAGA loyalists are doubling down, waving off the breach like it’s another “deep state hit job.”
This is bigger than one man. It exposes how Trump’s Pentagon has become a family WhatsApp group masquerading as a national security operation. War planning leaked like gossip. Cabinet-level power turned into a personal hobby.
Imagine if this had been Obama. Imagine if Biden’s defense secretary had texted combat plans to his spouse. There would be impeachment trials already. But Hegseth? He’s still in office.
America is now a click away from war leaking into civilian hands. If foreign intelligence services weren’t watching Signal before, they sure are now.
This isn’t leadership—it’s a liability.
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Commentary
Fall of the Caliphate: Puntland Delivers Crushing Blow to ISIS in Somalia

After years of entrenchment, ISIS-Somalia’s last major bastion crumbles under Puntland’s offensive.
Puntland’s latest offensive in the Calmiskaad Mountains isn’t just a military success—it’s a symbolic decapitation of ISIS-Somalia’s regional ambitions. By seizing Togga Miraale, the crown jewel of ISIS’s mountain redoubts, Puntland security forces have dismantled what analysts long described as the terror group’s last command node in the region. The caliphate fantasy is over, at least in Puntland.
This wasn’t a victory won overnight. The month-long campaign through treacherous terrain and entrenched positions was a surgical war of attrition. ISIS fighters, once emboldened by their remote stronghold and a steady supply of weapons, were ground down. With captured stockpiles and dislodged militants, Puntland has dealt ISIS a blow from which it may never recover in northeastern Somalia.
This is more than just a win for Puntland. It’s a pivotal shift in the asymmetric war against jihadist movements in the Horn. While Al-Shabaab remains a dominant threat further south, ISIS-Somalia’s collapse exposes the vulnerability of jihadist splinter factions when faced with sustained, locally-led counterterrorism backed by strategic intelligence.
Moreover, this win couldn’t come at a more geopolitically significant time. As Somalia reels from recent setbacks—including the fall of Aadan Yabaal to Al-Shabaab—Puntland’s success highlights a stark contrast in governance, security, and military capability. It sends a potent message: decentralized Somali regions like Puntland can, and will, defend their territory where the federal government has failed.
Regional players like the UAE and the U.S., both of whom quietly supported this operation with air surveillance and intel, are taking note. So should Mogadishu. As the Somali government continues to lose ground to terrorists in the south, Puntland’s battlefield dominance is not just a local triumph—it’s a rebuke of Somalia’s fragile security architecture.
The caliphate in Somalia didn’t fall with fanfare—it collapsed under the pressure of a region that refused to yield. Puntland now owns the victory. And ISIS-Somalia? It’s a name soon to be remembered only in past tense.
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Gunfire in the Gulf: Bulk Carrier Ambushed off Yemen’s Coast

High seas alert as armed boats pursue merchant ship near Aden, reigniting piracy fears and exposing regional maritime chaos.
A merchant bulk carrier is chased by armed boats near Yemen in a dramatic 2-hour incident, reigniting fears of piracy and Houthi insurgency in the Gulf of Aden.
A quiet shipping lane turned into a maritime standoff Tuesday evening when a bulk carrier traversing the Gulf of Aden was pursued for nearly two hours by multiple small, armed boats—an alarming sign that the waters off Yemen are once again boiling with threats.
UKMTO confirmed the incident occurred 100 nautical miles east of Aden, with gunfire reported and the vessel forced into evasive maneuvers toward the Yemeni coastline. Though no casualties were reported and the ship managed to continue its course, the confrontation has set off security alarms across the maritime world.
Who were these armed men? That’s the burning question. While some suspect traditional piracy, analysts at Neptune P2P Group argue the tactics were uncharacteristic—suggesting a more dangerous twist. Could this be a dry run for Houthi-aligned maritime militia? Or a rogue coastal faction flexing its muscle?
The Houthis, fresh off a ceasefire hiatus tied to Gaza, have recently threatened to resume attacks on shipping—especially those with Israeli links. While they’ve stayed silent about this specific incident, the implications are ominous.
What’s certain is this: piracy in the Gulf of Aden never truly died. The brief calm following the 2023 resurgence now seems like a prelude to a new wave of asymmetric sea warfare. The EU’s extension of Operation Atalanta through 2027 suddenly looks like a prophetic move.
And the danger isn’t isolated. From Somali pirates re-emerging to Houthi threats and rogue militias in war-torn Yemen, the Gulf of Aden is becoming a maritime minefield—one gunboat away from full-scale chaos.
The next incident may not end with a safe escape—but a ship taken hostage.
Commentary
China Slaps Trump With Brutal Reality Check as Trade War Turns Global

Chinese state media blasts Trump’s tariff war, accuses U.S. of freeloading on globalization while Xi strengthens Asian alliances.
China lashes out at Trump’s economic nationalism, accusing the U.S. of hypocrisy as global trade realigns. Rare earths, aircraft, and semiconductors are next in this economic war.
Beijing just turned up the heat—and made it personal.
China Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, has delivered a scathing editorial aimed squarely at Donald Trump, telling him to “stop whining” and stop pretending the U.S. is a victim of global trade. “The U.S. is not getting ripped off by anybody,” it declared. “It has been taking a free ride on globalization for decades.”
The insult isn’t just rhetorical—it’s strategic. Trump’s aggressive tariff campaign, which now includes up to 145% duties on Chinese imports, has sparked the fiercest economic duel in decades. But China isn’t retreating. Instead, it’s choking U.S. exporters and fueling regional alliances that sideline Washington altogether.
Xi Jinping’s surprise regional tour, now overlapping with this tariff escalation, is no coincidence. Xi is quietly building what he calls a “strategic alliance of destiny” with Malaysia and ASEAN countries. Translation: Beijing is done playing by Trump’s rules. While the U.S. ratchets up tariffs and threatens new probes into semiconductors, pharma, and rare earths, China is reinforcing control of critical global supply chains.
The stakes? Massive. The Hong Kong postal service just banned packages to the U.S., Boeing deals are stalling, and Chinese firms are moving supply lines away from American manufacturers. Rare earth export bans are already shaking markets, and Beijing’s shadow diplomacy is redrawing global trade corridors.
Trump says, “The ball is in China’s court.” But Beijing just spiked it—with force.
Bottom line: This is not just a trade war. It’s a global economic realignment. And China’s message to the world? America’s time as the global economic sheriff is over—and it has only itself to blame.
Commentary
UK Keeps Feeding Somalia’s War Machine: Another $3.9 Million for Militarized Mogadishu

As the UK pumps millions more into Somalia’s army, Somaliland faces heightened threats while UNSOS fuels an increasingly unstable regional arms race.
The British government just wired another $3.9 million to fuel Mogadishu’s militarization—and Somalilanders are asking: “Who is this war chest really aimed at?”
On Monday, the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) confirmed the UK’s latest cash drop into the Somali Security Forces (SSF) Trust Fund, bringing British support to a staggering $50 million since 2021. The funds pay for food, fuel, medevac missions—and logistics for nearly 19,000 Somali troops, with expansion plans already in motion.
These aren’t peacekeepers. This is a foreign-funded, UN-managed fighting force—trained, equipped, and deployed at a time when Somalia is entrenching its hold on Las Anod, and threatening Somaliland’s borders. Where is this force going? And against whom?
The UK claims it’s backing the fight against “violent extremists.” But that same Somali government just welcomed Turkish military bases, offered Chinese-backed oil deals in disputed territory, and is building an army that doesn’t even control its capital without foreign troops.
The funding also helps facilitate frontline evacuations—a reminder that this isn’t just security. It’s active warfare.
British Ambassador Mike Nithavrianakis proudly called Somalia “a firm friend.” But whose security is being guaranteed? Somaliland’s sovereignty? No. In fact, the very funds flowing through UNSOS could end up emboldening Somalia’s push into contested lands, or worse—into Somaliland territory itself.
And while Somalia’s National Security Advisor promises “transparency and accountability,” the record shows militia infiltration, human rights violations, and chronic misuse of donor funds.
Somaliland’s silence in this equation is dangerous. The longer Hargeisa fails to demand a separate recognition in global security structures, the more millions will be funneled into the very force seeking to erase it from the map.
This isn’t a donation. It’s arming instability.
Commentary
Erdogan’s Ottoman Hustle: How Turkey Is Playing Trump to Crush American Business in Africa

While Trump talks business, Erdogan snatches U.S. oil fields and military contracts in Somalia and Syria—turning allies into proxies and profits.
Trump wants to put America first. But Erdogan wants to put America in check.
As President Donald Trump moves to limit U.S. exposure abroad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is running a global hustle—undercutting American firms, sponsoring proxies, and hijacking U.S. influence from Somalia to Syria.
The latest example? Las Anod—the town Somalia seized from Somaliland in 2023, with China’s blessing. Erdogan didn’t just nod; he sent his oil company. Just months after the offensive, Turkey’s state-owned petroleum giant signed rights to land blocks in Somalia, including the Holhol bloc—once explored by Houston-based ConocoPhillips.
And who’s facilitating the handover? Somalia’s PM Hamza Barre, Erdogan’s new pawn. Barre’s Las Anod visit wasn’t diplomacy—it was resource extraction theater, designed to reward Turkish firms for backing Mogadishu’s illegal annexation of Somaliland land.
This isn’t partnership. This is daylight robbery.
Erdogan has already entrenched himself inside Mogadishu’s airport, where U.S. diplomats operate under Turkish security. He built a naval base, trains Somali forces, and now wants the entire Horn of Africa oil patch—all while selling himself to Trump as a strongman “ally.”
He even married his drone empire into power—literally. Erdogan’s daughter is married to Selçuk Bayraktar, Turkey’s top defense tech mogul. Baykar drones are now exported to Somalia, Syria, and anywhere Turkey wants leverage.
Meanwhile in Syria, Erdogan props up puppet president Ahmed al-Sharaa, who funnels reconstruction contracts to Ankara—not Washington. And in the Eastern Mediterranean? Erdogan is expanding maritime claims, slashing through U.S.-backed gas corridors to grab more sea-based wealth.
Erdogan is not Trump’s partner. He’s his economic predator.
While Trump believes business is the best diplomacy—and he’s right—he’s being played. If America doesn’t wake up, Erdogan will gut U.S. influence across East Africa, the Levant, and the Mediterranean—all while laughing on the phone with Beijing and cashing checks in Ankara.
It’s time for the U.S. to stop the charade, shut down Turkey’s energy grabs in Africa, and back real partners—like Somaliland and Israel—who fight for security, not Ottoman revenge fantasies.
Commentary
Syrian Forces Target Iran’s Secret Arms Routes in Shadow Border War

Iran-backed Hezbollah caught smuggling weapons across Syrian-Lebanese border as new HTS regime fights to cut Tehran’s reach.
A covert war is raging along the 233-mile border between Syria and Lebanon—and at its heart lies a high-stakes battle to cut off Hezbollah’s lifeline.
According to a bombshell Washington Post report, deadly clashes have erupted between Hezbollah militants and Syrian patrol units, as the Iran-backed terror group scrambles to restore its weapons flow after sustaining crippling losses in its recent war with Israel. With arms stockpiles depleted and senior leadership buried under rubble, Hezbollah is betting everything on reopening its old smuggling trails.
But the game has changed.
Syria’s new HTS-led government, which replaced the Assad regime, has vowed to dismantle Iran’s grip on the border. Commanders report sniper fire, ambushes, and smuggling seizures as Tehran tries to reactivate networks buried since the civil war. “They are trying to open gaps,” said Maher Ziwani, a senior Syrian officer, warning that cooperation between Hezbollah and regional clans has blurred any line between criminal syndicates and terrorist cells.
Despite Israeli airstrikes targeting known Hezbollah positions near Qusayr, caches of Iranian weapons are still being uncovered—in shops, schools, and stairwells just miles from Lebanon. “There is a huge stockpile in Syria that Hezbollah is trying to move out,” said Haid Haid, a Chatham House analyst.
Local commanders claim more than a dozen shipments have already been intercepted, but confidence is razor-thin. “I don’t trust the border even 1%,” Ziwani admitted.
This isn’t just a smuggling war—it’s a showdown between a restructured Syria and Iran’s vision of permanent regional chaos. As Israel keeps its sights locked on Hezbollah, the HTS regime may be doing Jerusalem’s dirty work—disarming Iran’s proxy, one gunrunner at a time.
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