This is false, Island Hopping was used by the allied forces AGAINST Japan. I hope this helps :)
The reason actually had little to do with Somaliland (which is a relatively peaceful and stable country) but with the fear of other countries that this will cause more chaos in the neighbouring Somalia and maybe encourage other places in Africa to split and this would cause more wars and conflicts. <span />
Its K I live near the atlantic ocean and i know that its K
Appellate court hope this helps :)