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SSB (militia)
The SSB Civil Force (short for Sool, Sanaag, Buhoodle) () is a paramilitary clan militia that operates in the Sool, Sanaag and Togdheer regions of Somaliland. The militia was formed by and is affiliated with the Habr Je'lo clan, part of the wider Isaaq clan-family. The SSB was formed on October 2023 in Qorilugud, Togdheer region, and was formed as a regional security force, prompted by clashes between Somaliland forces and SSC-Khatumo SSC-Khaatumo (), officially known as the SSC-Khaatumo State of Somalia (), is a federal member state in northern Somalia, with its capital in Las Anod. It includes parts of the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions (combined under the acronym "SSC") I ... fighters, drawing members from local Habr Je'lo clan militias in Sanaag and Togdheer regions. The SSB's main mandate is to defend and secure Habr Je'lo tribal territory. The militia has been involved in counterinsurgency operations against SSC-Khatumo forces. On March 1, Somaliland officially integ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boqor
This is a list of Somali aristocratic and court titles that were historically used by the Somali people's various sultanates, kingdoms and empires. Also included are the honorifics reserved for Islamic notables as well as traditional leaders and officials within Somali customary law (''xeer''), in addition to the nobiliary particles set aside for distinguished individuals. Monarchs and aristocrats Below is a list of the royal court titles historically retained by the Somali monarchies and aristocracies. Male titles Kings or Rulers *Suldaan: From the Arabic for Sultan or English "Ruler". Very common title for rulers in the pre-colonial and colonial periods; used throughout the Somali territories, particularly by the Isaaq. Famous Sultans include Fakr ad-Din, the first Sultan of the Sultanate of Mogadishu, who built the 13th-century Fakr ad-Din Mosque; Nur Ahmed Aman, Maryam Abdi the queen of Galmudug, 5th Sultan of the Habr Yunis and one of the founders of the Dervish state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Erigavo
The Battle of Erigavo was an engagement between Somaliland forces and SSC-Khaatumo militants that occurred on December 14–15, 2024, in the city of Erigavo, capital of the Sanaag region in eastern Somaliland. The battle resulted in a decisive Somaliland victory, with its administration retaining control of the strategically important city. The conflict led to substantial displacement, with nearly 43,000 residents fleeing the area. Background In March 1991, towards the end of the Somaliland War of Independence, the SNM took control over the Sanaag region, including its administrative seat of Erigavo from Barre regime loyalists. Erigavo was at the hands of the Habr Yunis and the Habr Je'lo clans of the Isaaq clan family, with the Darod clans, consisting of the Warsangeli and the Dhulbahante, fleeing the town back to their traditional territories on the account of being associated with the Barre regime fighting the Isaaq. Peace was restored after the SNM-brokered Sanaag Grand Pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buhoodle
Buuhoodle (, ), also known as Bohotle, serves as a significant border town for the movement of goods between Khaatumo and the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The surrounding district is rich in livestock with growing agricultural activities. Territorial dispute Buuhoodle, the second most important city for the Dhulbahante after Las Anod, is currently under the control of local unionist militia. Despite efforts by the Somaliland administration, the 2021 Somaliland parliamentary and municipal elections did not take place in the city. The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the kinship ties between the Dhulbahante clan and the dominant clan in Puntland, the Majeerteen. Whilst the later's claim is grounded on the border of the former British Somaliland Protectorate. The city was the de facto capital of Khatumo State since its inception until moving to Las Anod in 2023. A conflict ensued in the vicinity of Buuhoodle between Somaliland and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SSB Civil Army
SSB may refer to: Organizations * Scandinavian School of Brussels * Social Security Board (other) * , the Society of Saint Bridget * Society of the Sisters of Bethany, an Anglican order of sisters * Society of Systematic Biologists * , a former public transport operator in Switzerland * Statistics Norway (), a Norwegian government statistics bureau * , a public transport operator in Germany * Sustainable South Bronx, an environmental justice organization * Swedish School Beijing, a former international school in China (1994–2015) * Smoke Signal Broadcasting, a defunct American computer company Military * Presidency of Defense Industries () of Turkey * SSB (militia), paramilitary clan militia that operates in the Sool, Sanaag and Togdheer regions of Somaliland * ''Sashastra Seema Bal'', Indian border patrol force, formerly called Special Service Bureau * Secret Service Bureau, of the United Kingdom, now called the Secret Intelligence Service * Services Selection Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muse Bihi Abdi
Musa Bihi Abdi (, ; born 16 June 1948) is a Somaliland politician and former military officer who served as the 5th President of Somaliland from 2017 to 2024. During the 1970s, he served as a pilot in the Somali Air Force under the Siad Barre administration. In 2010, Bihi was appointed the chairman of the ruling Kulmiye party in Somaliland. In November 2015, Bihi was selected as the party's Presidential Candidate at the 5th annual central committee convention. On 21 November 2017 Muse was announced the winner of the 2017 presidential election, and officially became the President of Somaliland on 13 December 2017. He lost his reelection bid to Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in the 2024 presidential election. Early life Muse was born in the outskirts of Hargeisa in 1948, then part of the British Somaliland protectorate. He attended Amoud Secondary School, which he graduated from in 1970. Military career Muse joined the Somali Air Force in 1970 and trained as an officer in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (, ; born 24 April 1956), colloquially known as Irro (), is a Somaliland politician and diplomat who has been the 6th and current President of Somaliland since 12 December 2024. Abdirahman served as speaker of the Somaliland House of Representatives during most of the first elected parliament. He was announced as the presidential nominee in the 2024 Somaliland presidential election for the Waddani Party. Career Early career Professionally, Abdirahman worked at the Settlement Development Agency (Dan-wadaagaha) in different parts of Somalia. From 1981, he took on a position in the foreign service of the Somali Democratic Republic. Abdirahman also served in the Somali Embassy as the first consular in Moscow, which covered the entire Soviet Union. In 1991, he was re-appointed as Somalia's acting Ambassador to the Soviet Union. In this capacity, Abdirahman assisted the many Somali expatriates who had left Somalia following outbreak of the civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somaliland National Army
The Somaliland National Army (, ), is the army, land force and largest branch of the Somaliland Armed Forces is based in the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa. The Somaliland National Army is composed entirely of professionals and volunteers because the army is not mandatory for conscription. Some Somaliland Battalion, battalions operate near the Puntland border due to a Puntland–Somaliland dispute, border dispute. History The history of the Somaliland army dates back to the Protectorate era, which was founded by the British Army as the Somaliland Camel Corps in the 20th. In 1941 World War II Italian conquest of British Somaliland, Italy invaded British Somaliland. In December 1941 after the liberation of British Somaliland from Italy. Somaliland Scouts has dissolution of the Somaliland Camel Corps in 1942, which was formerly tasked with the defense of the protectorate. The Somaliland National Army was established in 1993 and was established by the Somaliland Peace Process, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khatumo State
SSC-Khaatumo (), officially known as the SSC-Khaatumo State of Somalia (), is a federal member state in northern Somalia, with its capital in Las Anod. It includes parts of the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions (combined under the acronym "SSC") It is bordered by Puntland to the east, the Somali Region of Ethiopia to the south, Somaliland to the west and Erigavo District to the north. Several months into the Las Anod conflict that erupted in early 2023, SSC-Khatumo forces effectively took over those regions, securing most of their claimed area and establishing a new front line about 170km from Las Anod between the villages of Oog and Guumays in western Sool. SSC-Khaatumo was acknowledged as an interim administration by the Federal Government of Somalia on 19 October 2023, following its re-establishment on 6 February 2023, as SSC-Khaatumo after a period of mass civil unrest in Las Anod. History Split of Khaatumo and dissolution of Ali Khalif group Within a year of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qoorlugud
Qorilugud is a sizeable town in Togdheer region of Somaliland, located north by road from Buuhoodle. It is the second-largest town in Buuhoodle District after the district capital Buuhoodle. Demographics In June 2006 Qorilugud had an estimated population of 3,183. The main inhabitants are the Solomadow branch of the Habr Je’lo. District commissioner *District commissioner (Gudoomiyaha degmadda Qorilugud) **Maxamed Cumar Faarax (Jar-kunaban) 2015 - In September 2014, a captain in the Somaliland army was killed by soldiers in Qorilugud military camp. In February 2015, three people died in a dispute between Buuhoodle and Qorilugud. In April 2015, a unit of Ethiopian armed police visited Odanleh and Qorilugud and abducted 15 residents. In April 2015, a meeting was held in Aadan-waal to end the dispute between Buuhoodle Buuhoodle (, ), also known as Bohotle, serves as a significant border town for the movement of goods between Khatumo State, Khaatumo and the Somali Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaaq
The Isaaq (, , ''Banu Ishaq'') is a major Somali clans, Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. The Isaaq people claim in a traditional legend to have descended from Ishaaq bin Ahmed, Sheikh Ishaaq bin Ahmed, an Ulama, Islamic scholar who purportedly traveled to Somaliland in the 12th or 13th century and married two women; one from the local Dir (clan), Dir clan.I.M. Lewis, ''A Modern History of the Somali'', fourth edition (Oxford: James Currey, 2002), pp. 22–23. He is said to have sired eight sons who are the common ancestors of the clans of the Isaaq clan-family. He remained in Maydh until his death. Overview Somali genealogical tradition places the origin of the Isaaq tribe in the 12th or 13th century with the arrival of the Sheikh Ishaaq bin Ahmed, Ishaaq Bin Ahmed (Sheikh Ishaaq) from Arabian Peninsula, Arabia. Sheikh Ishaaq settled in the coastal town of Maydh in mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Buhodle Clashes
The 2024 Buhodle clashes took place between October 31 and November 1, 2024, in Buhodle district, near the town of Qorilugud, located in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. The conflict involved forces from Somaliland, primarily the affiliated SSB civil militia, and the SSC-Khaatumo movement. The clashes occurred days before Somaliland's scheduled national elections on November 13. The initiation of hostilities remains disputed, with both sides accusing each other of instigating the clash. Background The area between Qorilugud and Buuhoodle serves as a clan borderland and buffer zone between the Habr Je'lo clan (part of the Isaaq clan-family) and the Dhulbahante (part of the Darod clan-family), with the Habr Je'lo inhabiting Qorilugud to the northwest and the Dhulbahante inhabiting Megagle and Buuhoodle to the southeast. Both sides have historically been involved in regular conflicts in the area, including the Kalshaale clashes in 2011–12. The SSC-Khaatumo administratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buurmadow
Boqor Osman Aw Mohamud (), more commonly known as Buurmadow is clan elder Boqor from Somaliland. Biography Mohamud was born in 1964 in El Afweyn, in the Sanaag region of Somaliland to a family of nomads, with his father being a livestock trader. He belongs to the Musa Abokor sub-division of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq. He graduated from University in 1986 where he studied law. He later joined the Somali Salvation Democratic Front, a rebel group with the goal of overthrowing Siad Barre's regime shortly after. In 1984 he subsequently joined the Somali National Movement, another rebel group with a similar goal. After the conclusion of the war and throughout the 1990s Mohamud was a business man. In 2000, he was crowned a ''boqor'', or king, in Somali. Mohamud is known for his efforts at mediating regional conflicts, particularly among clans in Somaliland. He earned fame as a mediator between Abdullahi Yusuf, the first and founding president of the Puntland region in northern Somalia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
