The South-West State of Somalia (Somali:- Koonfur Galbeed),,is a Federal Member State in southwestern Somalia. It was founded by Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud,leader of the Somalia RRA on 1 April 2002. It was the third autonomous region to be established.
The Somali Region,also known as Soomaali Galbeed and officially the Somali Regional State,is a regional state in eastern Ethiopia. Its territory is the largest after Oromia Region. The regional state borders the Ethiopian regions of Afar and Oromia and the chartered city Dire Dawa to the west,as well as Djibouti to the north,Somalia to the northeast,east and south;and Kenya to the southwest.
Ogaden is one of the historical names used for the modern Somali Region. It is also natively referred to as Soomaali Galbeed. The region forms the eastern portion of Ethiopia and borders Somalia. It also includes another region to the north known as Haud.
The Western Somali Liberation Front was a Somali movement fighting in eastern Ethiopia to liberate the Somali inhabited Ogaden region from Ethiopian control. It played a major role in the Ogaden War of 1977–78,assisting the invading Somali Army.
The Ogaden National Liberation Front,abbreviated ONLF,is a Somali political and military organization which aims for the self-determination of the Somali people in the Ogaden and the Somali Region of Ethiopia.
Shilabo is a town in eastern Ethiopia,in the Korahe Zone of the Somali Region. It is the administrative center of Shilabo woreda.
The Darod is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan is Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti,more commonly known as Darod. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries,the Somali hinterlands adjacent to Oromia (Ogaden),and both sides of the Kenya–Somalia border. The Darod clan is the largest Somali clan family in the Horn of Africa.
The Ogaden is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa.
The 2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden was a military campaign by the Ethiopian Army against the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). The crackdown against the guerrillas began after they killed over 60 Ethiopian troops and several foreign workers during a raid on a Chinese-run oil exploration field in April 2007.
The Hiraab clan,is a prominent Somali clan belonging to the larger Hawiye clan. Renowned for its influential role,the Hiraab clan has produced numerous significant leaders within Somalia,including six presidents,the first president and prime minister of Somalia,and various other prominent figures. The clan's historical contributions include pioneering military leadership roles,and establishing a foundational influence in Somalia.
The Insurgency in Ogaden was an armed conflict that took place from 1992 to 2018. It was waged by nationalist and islamist Somali insurgent groups seeking self determination for the region,primarily the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and Al-Itihaad Al-Islamiya (AIAI). The war in the region began in 1992,when the Ethiopian government attacked AIAI in an attempt to suppress the growth of the organization. In 1994,the ONLF commenced its armed struggle and began publicly calling for an independent 'Ogadenia' state.
The Somali Democratic League (ESDL) was a political party in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was the ruling EPRDF's regional partner from 1994 to 1998.
Qayaad Full Name: ’Abdi Shirshore Habarwa Abdullah Muse Said Saleh Abdi Mohamed Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti is a sub-clan that is part of the Dulbahante clan-family.
The Farah Garad or the Garad Farah is a Somali clan which is part of the Dhulbahante clan-family,a sub-division of the larger Harti/Darod clan. The Farah Garad are divided into two sub-clans —Yassin Garad and Abdalla Garad. Abdalla has four clan eponyms,Ahmed Garad,Mohamed Garad (Baharsame),Guled Garad (Barkad) and Ali Garad. They are largely significant in Sool and Togdheer regions of Somaliland,and Dollo Somali region of Ethiopia.
The Baho Nugaaleed the leader baho nugaaleed Khair Abdi [Qayaad],is a division of Somali clan that is part of the Dhulbahante clan-family. The primary homeland of these clans include the regions of Sool and Sanaag And Dmco Doollo DDS in SSC KHAATUMO,the Lower Juba region in Somalia and the Dollo Zone in Ethiopia. The Bah Nugaaleed are composed of three major sub-groups Qayaad Majors in accordance with their locality in the SSCD regions. These groups are Khair Abdi [Qayaad] the Hayaag Yaxye ugaasyo the Reer Aymeed and Reer Nugaaleed _Reer hawud [KhAIR ABDI]Qayaad).
The 1995 Ethiopian Federal Constitution formalizes an ethnic federalism law aimed at undermining long-standing ethnic imperial rule,reducing ethnic tensions,promoting regional autonomy,and upholding unqualified rights to self-determination and secession in a state with more than 80 different ethnic groups. But the constitution is divisive,both among Ethiopian nationalists who believe it undermines centralized authority and fuels interethnic conflict,and among ethnic federalists who fear that the development of its vague components could lead to authoritarian centralization or even the maintenance of minority ethnic hegemony. Parliamentary elections since 1995 have taken place every five years since enactment. All but one of these have resulted in government by members of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) political coalition,under three prime ministers. The EPRDF was under the effective control of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF),which represents a small ethnic minority. In 2019 the EPRDF,under Abiy,was dissolved and he inaugurated the pan-ethnic Prosperity Party which won the 2021 Ethiopian Election,returning him as prime minister. But both political entities were different kinds of responses to the ongoing tension between constitutional ethnic federalism and the Ethiopian state's authority. Over the same period,and all administrations,a range of major conflicts with ethnic roots have occurred or continued,and the press and availability of information have been controlled. There has also been dramatic economic growth and liberalization,which has itself been attributed to,and used to justify,authoritarian state policy.
Hamza Abdi Barre is a Somali politician who has served as the prime minister of Somalia since 2022. He was nominated on 15 June 2022,by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,and he was endorsed by parliament on 25 June 2022. Hamza is also a parliamentarian elected to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia on 28 December 2021,representing the Afmadow constituency of Middle Juba.
On 20 July 2022,the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab launched an invasion from Somalia into Ethiopia's Somali Region. Taking advantage of the instability created by the Tigray war,the goal of the operation was to establish a presence for the group within southern Ethiopia.
The Omar Mahamoud is a Somali sub-clan,part of the Mohamoud Saleeban,itself a sub-clan of the Majeerteen sub-clan of the Harti conglomeration of Darod clans. The Omar Mohamoud is one of the largest Majeerteen sub-clans. The Omar Mohamoud clan primarily inhabit the Mudug and southern Nugaal regions of Puntland in northern Somalia. a large number of the clan settle in Doollo region of Ogadenia,as well as in the port city of Kismayo and the Lower Juba region of southern Somalia.
Isse MohamoudorEisse Mahmoud,;Eisse is a prominent sub-clan within the Majertein clan,comprising a significant population in four regional states primarily located in Puntland Somalia.
