Bakool is a region (gobol) in southwestern Somalia.
The Ogaden War was a Somali military offensive between July 1977 and March 1978 over the disputed Ethiopian region of Ogaden, which began with the Somali invasion of Ethiopia. The Soviet Union disapproved of the invasion and ceased its support of Somalia, instead starting to support Ethiopia; the United States, conversely, ceased its support of Ethiopia and started supporting Somalia. Ethiopia was saved from a major defeat and a permanent loss of territory through a massive airlift of military supplies, the arrival of 16,000 Cuban troops, 1,500 Soviet advisors and two brigades from South Yemen, also airlifted to reinforce Harar. The Ethiopians prevailed at Harar, Dire Dawa and Jijiga, and began to push the Somalis systematically out of the Ogaden. By March 1978, the Ethiopians had captured almost all of the Ogaden, prompting the defeated Somalis to give up their claim to the region. A third of the initial Somali National Army invasion force was killed, and half of the Somali Airforce destroyed; the war left Somalia with a disorganized and demoralized army and an angry population. All of these conditions led to a revolt in the army which eventually spiraled into a civil war and Somalia's current situation.
The Gadabuursi, also known as Samaroon, is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.
The Somali Civil War was an armed conflict involving largely Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces and Somali troops from Puntland versus the Somali Islamist umbrella group, the Islamic Court Union (ICU), and other affiliated militias for control of the country. There is a clear connection between Somali Civil War (2009–present) and the War of 2006. The war officially began shortly before July 20, 2006 when U.S. backed Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia to prop up the TFG in Baidoa. The TFG in Somalia invited Ethiopians to intervene, which became an "unpopular decision". Subsequently, the leader of the ICU, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, declared "Somalia is in a state of war, and all Somalis should take part in this struggle against Ethiopia". On December 24, Ethiopia stated it would actively combat the ICU.
The 2009–present phase of the Somali Civil War is concentrated in southern and central Somalia. It began in early February 2009 with the conflict between the forces of the Federal Government of Somalia, assisted by African Union peacekeeping troops, and various militant terrorist groups and factions. The violence has displaced thousands of people in the southern part of the country. The conflict has also seen fighting between the Sufi Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a and Al-Shabaab.
The Oromo–Somali clashes began in December 2016 following territorial disputes between Oromo and Somali communities in Ethiopia. Hundreds of people were killed.
Hargelle is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Gunagado is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Birqod or Bir-qod is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Dig is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Araarso is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Ayun is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Hora-shagax is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Fiiq is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Mula is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Higloley is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Boodaley is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Bokh is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia. It is inhabited By Baharsame (sub-clan) of Dhulbahante and Omar Mohamoud (sub-clan) of Majeerteen.
Geladi is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
