Somalia: Information on the location of a town or port of entry in northern Somalia called Las Koreh, including information on the dominant clan in the area, reports of fighting 1992 to the present, the names of warring clans and their military leaders, and current conditions in the area including reports of returnees
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SOM26214.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somalia: Information on the location of a town or port of entry in northern Somalia called Las Koreh, including information on the dominant clan in the area, reports of fighting 1992 to the present, the names of warring clans and their military leaders, and current conditions in the area including reports of returnees, 1 February 1997, SOM26214.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe264.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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For information on the location of Las Koreh, please consult the attached map of Somalia, and to the Supplement to Information Session on Country Conditions on Somalia (Toronto, Front), 15 February 1996, page 299, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres.
A historian specializing in Somali history and politics at Savannah State College in Savannah, Georgia, stated that Las Koreh falls within the Republic of Somaliland. The population of Las Koreh is composed of Darod subclans, the Isaaq and Dulbahante, but the majority of the people are Warsangeli (12 Feb. 1997).
A researcher specializing in Somali politics at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, corroborated the above information adding that the Isaaq clans in Las Koreh can be divided into the Habr Yunis and the Habr Jello (12 Feb. 1997). He stated that Las Koreh had been peaceful, but when the Siad Barre regime fell in 1991, the Habr Yunis waged war against the Warsangeli (ibid.). The latter, he explained, were compelled to seek refugee in Bari (ibid.). This source states that the presence of Warsangeli refugees was never reported to the UNHCR authorities (ibid.). He explained that between 19 August and 11 November 1993, the elders in the area held a peace conference in the town of Erigavo. He stated that after this conference, "most" Warsangeli returned to their homes in Las Koreh (ibid.).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Historian specializing in Somali history and politics. Savannah State College, Savannah, Georgia. 12 February 1997. Telephone interview.
Researcher specializing in Somali politics at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington, DC. 12 February 1997. Telephone interview.
Supplement to Information Session on Country Conditions on Somalia (Toronto, Front). 15 February 1996. "NorthWest Somalia (Somaliland", Map. 1., p. 299.
Attachment
Magna Carta Maps: Somalia. 1993. Washington, DC: Magna Carta.
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