2018 in Somalia

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Events in the year 2018 in Somalia .

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Cyclone Sagar after landfall on 19 May Sagar 2018-05-19 1025Z.jpg
Cyclone Sagar after landfall on 19 May

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Isaaq</span> Somali clan family

The Isaaq is a major Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harti</span> Sub-clan of the Somali Darod clan

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Habr Awal</span> Somali clan

The Habr Awal, also contemporarily known as the Habar Awal, Subeer Awal, and alternately known as the Zubeyr Awal is one of the largest subclans of the wider Isaaq clan family, and is further divided into eight sub-clans of whom the two largest and most prominent are the Issa Musa and Sa'ad Musa sub-clans. Its members form a part of the Habar Magadle confederation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Hotel Shamo bombing</span> 2009 terror attack in Mogadishu, Somalia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed</span> Former President of Somalia (2017–2022)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haji Bashir</span> President of Somalia (1912–1984)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Somalia at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Farah (name)</span> Name list

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry of Justice (Somalia)</span> Government ministry of Somalia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Habr Je'lo</span> Somali clan

The Habr Je'lo, Arabic: هبر جعلو, Full Name: Mūsa ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad, historically known as the Habr Toljaala is a major Northern Somali clan of the wider Isaaq family. Its members form the confederation along with the Ibran, Sanbuur and Tolje’lo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Isamusa</span> Somali clan

The Isamusa also contemporarily known as the Issamussa (Somali: Ciisemuuse, Arabic: عيسى موسى, Also spelled as Issamoussa, Issamusse or Essamussa, is a prominent Somali clan which is part of the Isaaq family clan. The Isamusa traditionally consists of coastal people, nomadic pastoralist and merchants. This clan are primarily settled in Somaliland, including Maroodi Jeex, Togdheer, Sahil, Awdal, Djibouti, Yemen, Ethiopia, as well as Kenya. Isamusa populations are present in southern Somalia such as Mogadishu.

Events in the year 2020 in Somalia.

Events of 2018 in Somaliland.

References

  1. "Diplomat Abdulrahim Abby Farah passes away at 98". radiokulmiye.net. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.