The Habar Yoonis alternatively spelled as Habr Yunis is a major clan part of the wider Isaaq clan. As descendants of Ismail bin Sheikh Isaaq,its members form a part of the wider Habar Magaadle confederation which constitutes the largest sub-clan of the Isaaq.
The Arap or Arab clan is a major Northern Somali clan of the wider Isaaq clan family. The Arap predominantly live on the middle and southwest side of Hargeisa and in the Baligubadle district Hawd region) of Somaliland,with its capital Baligubadle being an exclusively Arap territory. The territory of the clan extends to Ethiopia,in the area of Faafan,gursum,dhagahle. The Abdalle Arab,a sub-clan of the Arap clan is based in the Togdheer,Sahil. The Celi Arab,a sub-clan of the Arap clan is based in Maroodi Jeex Hargeisa Muuse celi arab living also Bakool South West State of Somalia Rabdhure Elbarde,They also live Fafan Zone Gursum,Somali Sheekh cismaan Arab based in Nogob Zone Jarar Zone regions.
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.
The Habr Garhajis also contemporarily known as the Garhajis is a major clan of the wider Isaaq clan family. They are the traditional holders of the Isaaq Sultanate and Habr Yunis Sultanate since the 18th century. As descendants of Ismail bin Sheikh Isaaq,its members form a part of the Habar Magaadle confederation,and they constitute one of the largest sub-clans of the Isaaq. The Garhajis are divided into two major sub-clans:the Habr Yunis and Eidagale. They are traditionally nomadic pastoralists,merchants and skilled poets.
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" is a Somaliland politician who was President of Somaliland from 2010 to 2017. He is a long-time member of the government,having served as Minister of Commerce of the Somali Republic,and among other Cabinet positions. During the 1980s,he also served as the Chairman of the Somali National Movement.
The Somali National Movement was one of the first and most important organized guerilla groups and Mujahideen groups that opposed the Siad Barre regime in the 1980s to the 1990s,as well as being the main anti-government faction during the Somaliland War of Independence. The organisation was founded in London,England,on April 6,1981 by Hassan Isse Jama,Hassan Adan Wadadid,and Ahmed Mohamed Gulaid and other former Somali diplomats,who stated that initially the group's purpose was to overthrow the Siad Barre regime.
Over the course of the Somali Civil War,there have been many revolutionary movements and militia groups run by competing rebel leaders which have held de facto control over vast areas within Somalia.
The Awal,also contemporarily known as the Habr 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 Isamusa and Sa'ad Musa sub-clans. Its members form a part of the Habar Magadle confederation.
The 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War occurred between June and August 1982 when Ethiopia,sending a 10,000 man invasion force backed by warplanes and armored units,supported by thousands of Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF) rebels invaded central Somalia.
Mohamed Kahin Ahmed is a Somaliland politician and former military officer of the Somali National Movement. He is currently serving as the Minister of Interior of Somaliland since December 2017. He has been a prominent member of the Kulmiye Party since its foundation,and served as the deputy chairman of the party from July 2010 to December 2017.
The Somaliland Peace Process refers to the series of grassroot initiatives that brought peace to Somaliland after the collapse of central government of Somalia. In conjunction with the Somali National Movement,communities in Somaliland negotiated a series of truces to end hostilities and address the grievances between the communities who were often on opposing sides to the Barre regime.
The Somaliland Declaration of Independence was made on 18 May 1991 by Somali sultans from the Isaaq,Dhulbahante,Issa,Gadabursi,Warsangali clans,as well as the Somali National Movement.
Abdiqadir Kosar Abdi was a Somali military leader. He was a Colonel of the SNA and the third chairman of the Somali National Movement. He hailed from the Rer Warsama Said (Warabe) of the Habr Yunis.
The Reer Caynaashe also spelled Reer Caynaanshe are a royal Somali clan and were the dynastic rulers of the Habr Yunis Sultanate. They divide into 17 major sub-clans that together form the Baha Ainanshe and Rer Sugulle,from the latter descend the rulers of the Habr Yunis Sultanate. They inhabit the Togdheer and Maroodi Jeex regions of Somaliland and the Daroor,Danot and Misraq Gashamo regions of Ethiopia
Mohamed Hashi Dirie,commonly known as Lihle was a Somali military leader,colonel of the Somali National Army and later the commander of the military wing of the Somali National Movement. He belonged to the Farah Mohamed branch of the Musa Abdallah subclan of the Habr Yunis.
The Somaliland War of Independence was a rebellion waged by the Somali National Movement (SNM) against the ruling military junta in Somalia led by General Siad Barre lasting from its founding on 6 April 1981 and ended on 18 May 1991 when the SNM declared what was then northern Somalia independent as the Republic of Somaliland. The conflict served as the main theater of the larger Somali Rebellion that started in 1978. The conflict was in response to the harsh policies enacted by the Barre regime against the main clan family in Somaliland,the Isaaq,including a declaration of economic warfare on the clan-family. These harsh policies were put into effect shortly after the conclusion of the disastrous Ogaden War in 1978.
Abdilahi Husein Iman Darawal is a Somaliland politician and former senior SNM senior commander. Darawal belongs to the Arap clan of the wider Isaaq clan family.
The 1988 Hargeisa-Burao offensive was a major offensive conducted during the Somaliland War of Independence in May 1988 by the Somali National Movement on the cities of Hargeisa and Burao,then the second and third largest cities of Somalia. The SNM captured Burao on 27 May within two hours,while the SNM entered Hargeisa on 29 May,overrunning most of the city apart from its airport by 1 June. During the offensive the Somali National Army committed gross human rights violations,including attacking the civilian population using heavy artillery and tanks.
Ibrahim Degaweyne is a Colonel of Somali National Movement (SNM). Degaweyne is an excellent soldier and is said to have never lost a battle.
Ahmed Ismail Abdi is an initial member of Somali National Movement (SNM). His nickname is Duqsi
