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People load up a cargo ship in the Port of Berbera in Somaliland on December 5, 2015. The main exports from Somaliland are livestocks to the Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Qatar.

People load up a cargo ship in the Port of Berbera in Somaliland on December 5, 2015. The main exports from Somaliland are livestocks to the Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Qatar.

Photo by ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER/AFP via Getty Images.

What You Need to Know About the Situation Between Ethiopia, Somalia and Somaliland Right Now

At the heart of the feud is Ethiopia seeking port access in Somaliland, the breakaway region from Somalia hoping for sovereignty.