Dhummay is a town in the

Sool Sool (, ) is a disputed administrative region (gobol). It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city is Las Anod. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic o ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

Somaliland Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, E ...

. It is 35 miles south of

Las Anod Las Anod (; ) is the administrative capital of the Sool region, currently controlled by Khatumo State forces aligned with Somalia. Territorial dispute The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the kins ...

, the regional capital of Sool. Although there have been clan conflicts for a long time, they have distanced themselves from both Somaliland and Puntland, and in 2018 they held a peace agreement with the help of Ethiopia after rejecting interference from Somaliland/Puntland governments. Since then, relations with Somaliland have continued, including visits by key officials of the Somaliland government.

Demographics

The town is inhabited by the

Dhulbahante The Dhulbahante, (, ) are a Somali sub-clan, part of the Harti branch of the larger Darod clan. They primary reside in and around their traditional territories of Nugaal, as well as Doollo. The clan's progenitor is buried at Badweyn. The cur ...

clan, with the Bahrarsame of the

Farah Garad The Farah Garad or the Garad Farah (, , Full Name:'' ’Farah Shirshore Habarwa Abdullah Muse Said Saleh Abdi Mohamed Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti'' ) is a Somali clan which is part of the Dhulbahante clan-family, a sub-division of the lar ...

and the Abdi Garad being well represented.

Recent History

In 2017, it was the centre of raging conflict between two sub-clans whom both inhabit the city. In October 2018, at least 50 people were killed and 100 others injured in a struggle between two clans in Dhummay. Both warring clans are tributaries of

. The Somali federal government sent a plane carrying medical supplies for those injured in the conflict, but the Somaliland government refused to allow the plane to land at the airport. In November, 300 people from the two clans involved in the Dhummay conflict gathered in

Jijiga Jijiga (, , ''Jijiga'') is the capital city of Somali Region, Ethiopia. It became the capital of the Somali Region in 1995 after it was moved from Gode. Located in the Fafan Zone with 75 km (37 mi) west of the border with Som ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

, for a peace conference organized by

Mustafa Mohammed Omar Mustafa Muhumed Omar (; born 1972), also called Cagjar, is an somali politician who is the current president of the Somali Region and also the Deputy Chairman of the Somali Democratic Party, a member of Ethiopia’s newly formed Prosperity Party ...

, governor of

Somali Region The Somali Region (, , ), also known as Soomaali Galbeed () and officially the Somali Regional State, is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in eastern Ethiopia. It is the largest region of Ethiopia. The state borders the Ethiopian regions ...

, Ethiopia. Meanwhile, a Somaliland delegation also attempted to intervene in the conflict, but was rejected by the parties. The Puntland government was also rejected. The Somaliland government admitted that the initiative to resolve the Dhummay dispute has been transferred to Ethiopia and that the Somaliland government is not involved. Also in November, the Boqor of the

Majeerteen The Majeerteen, (, ; also spelled Majerteen, Macherten, Majertain, or Mijurtin) alternately known as Mohammed Harti, are a Somali sub-clan part of the Harti branch of the Darod, Darod clan. Traditionally, they inhabit extensive territories in ...

clan,

Burhaan Burhan Muse Yusuf Osman (; , ) is the titular title of Boqor Burhan, the heir apparent of the Majeerteen Sultanate. In May 2014, he was inaugurated as the 34th Majeerteen Daarood King (The supreme traditional leader of Darod tribe "ceremonial" ...

, visited Dhummay and discussed the surrounding conflict with local intellectuals. He welcomed the meeting in Jijiga. In June 2020,

Abdiqani Mohamoud Jidhe Abdiqani Mohamoud Jidhe () is a Somali politician, who is currently serving as the Governor of Gebiley region of Somaliland since November 2021. He was also the former Governor of Sool region of Somaliland assumed office in January 2019 until No ...

, governor of Sool of Somaliland, visited Dhummay to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for the well.

References

Populated places in Sool, Somaliland {{Somaliland-geo-stub

Demographics

Recent History

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