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    Wadajir Party leader urges military support for clan fighters battling Al-Shabaab in Hiiraan region

    Monday May 19, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Wadajir Party leader and MP Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has called on the Federal Government of Somalia to...

    Deadly clan conflict in Jowhar forces mothers and children to flee to Mogadishu camps

    Thursday May 15, 2025Hawa Haji outside her makeshift shelter in Daynile camp, where she lives with her children after fleeing clan conflict/Hassan Aweis/ErgoHawa...

    Two herders killed near Matabaan in suspected clan attack

    Tuesday May 6, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Two Somali herders were killed Tuesday morning in a suspected clan-motivated attack near Matabaan district in central...

    Clan politics undermine Somalia’s push to finalize constitution, report finds

    Tuesday April 8, 2025Clan elders and local officials gather informally to negotiate the formation of district councils. (Digital illustration/HOL)Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's efforts...

    Somaliland bans civilian firearms in El Afwayn after clan clashes

    Saturday April 5, 2025Local officials in El Afwayn attend a press briefing following Somaliland's announcement of a civilian disarmament campaign, April 5, 2025....

    Somali lawmaker accuses federal government of diverting army funds to clan militias

    Wednesday March 12, 2025Somali lawmaker Abdullahi Farah Mire (L), who accused government officials of diverting security funds to clan militias in Puntland, and...

    Somaliland integrates first SSB clan militia battalion into army

    Sunday March 2, 2025Hargeisa (HOL) — The self-declared republic of Somaliland has officially integrated the first battalion of the SSB clan militia into...

    Intense clan fighting erupts in Luuq, Somalia, as rival militias clash

    Wednesday February 26, 2025A file photo of Luuq, a town in Somalia’s Gedo regionKismayo (HOL) — Heavyfighting broke out Wednesday morning in Luuq,...

    Jubaland brokers peace talks to end clan fighting in Luuq

    Friday February 21, 2025FILE - Mahamud Sayid Adan, First Vice President of the Jubaland administration, pictured during a meeting in Dolow, where he...

    102-year-old elder killed in Hiiraan region as clan dispute escalates

    Tuesday February 4, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — A 102-year-old elder was killed by an armed clan militia in Halfooley village, located in Somalia’s Hiiraan...

    Somaliland strengthens Erigavo security after clan meeting fuels tensions

    Monday February 3, 2025A high-level delegation from Somaliland addresses the media during a press conference in ErigavoMogadishu (HOL) — Somaliland’s government has issued...

    Somaliland clan leaders accuse Somali president of fueling conflict over Erigavo control

    Saturday February 1, 2025FILE - Boqor Osman Aw Mohamud Buurmadow, a prominent Somaliland traditional leaderMogadishu (HOL) — A recent clan conference in Badhan,...

    Armed clan militia storms Galkayo prison to free death row inmates

    Friday January 10, 2025FILE - Security forces stand guard at the entrance of the central prison in Galkayo, Puntland. Galkayo (HOL) — Armed clan...