"However, Somaliland's self-proclaimed independence has not been officially recognised by any UN member state or international organisation. It is the largest unrecognised state in the world by de facto controlled land area."
Ilhan is one of the Somali Weyn romantics who have recently been dreaming of an empire that stretches from Eritrea to the Mountains of the Moon. They see independent Somaliland as an impendiment to the unity needed for the feat.