Somalia: Any relevant information on the situation/treatment of Mehere Ismail, a subclan of the Darod clan in Somalia including, their homeland and whether they have militias
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SOM28729.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somalia: Any relevant information on the situation/treatment of Mehere Ismail, a subclan of the Darod clan in Somalia including, their homeland and whether they have militias, 1 February 1998, SOM28729.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac2d60.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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Information on the situation and treatment of the Mehere Ismail subclan of the Darod clan could not be found among the sources currently available to the Research Directorate. For additional information on the Meheri, please consult Responses to Information Request SOM25623.E of 15 November 1996 and SOM17006.E of 29 March 1994, which are available at Regional Documentation Centres.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
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