[2OEH8eoCRo0]

They can be both an ally and not officially recognized as a country due to complicated political and diplomatic reasons.

[woooooo]

Not without sprinkling the word "unofficially" in front of various nouns, including the key noun "ally".

[stale2002]

In the context of my comment, any group that receives significant military funding or support from the US counts as an Ally.

The dictionary definition is irrelevant to my point, because I wasn't using your definition of the word ally.

So my original point stands.