Somaliland: Information on Issaks (Issaqs) publicly opposed to the Egal government and on whether their presence is tolerated by the government and the population
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SML25672.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somaliland: Information on Issaks (Issaqs) publicly opposed to the Egal government and on whether their presence is tolerated by the government and the population, 1 December 1996, SML25672.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab5b88.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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Issaqs are the dominant clan family in Somaliland (Africa Research Bulletin 1-31 Jan. 1996, 12133; AFP 2 Aug. 1996). However, according to a 31 March 1995 Africa Confidential article, "much of the opposition to Egal since he took power in May 1993 has come from the Eidegalla and their close allies, the Habr" (6). The same source added that "both groups belong to the Garhajis clan of the Issaq clan family" (ibid.). Mohamed Ibrahim Egal himself belongs to the Issa Muse sub-clan of the Issak (AFP 3 Jan. 1996 ), rival Issak sub-clans continued to clash in Somaliland (Africa Research Bulletin 1-31 Jan. 1996, 12133; AFP 2 Aug. 1996).
For further information on the current situation of the Issaq clan, please refer to Response to Information Request SML24647.E of 18 September 1996, available in Regional Documentation Centres.
Information on whether the presence of Issak's opposed to the Egal government is tolerated by the government and the population could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
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.
References
Africa Confidential [London]. 31 March 1995. Vol. 36, No. 7. "Somalia: Holding on in Somaliland."
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [London]. 1-31 Janaury 1996. Vol. 33, No. 1. "Somaliland: Aideed's Northern Push?"
Agence France Presse (AFP). 3 January 1996. "Clan War Looming in Somaliland, Faction Leader Claims." (NEXIS).
_____. 2 August 1996. Hugh Nevill. "La Somalie, une mosaique de clans en conflit." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Africa Confidential [London]. 31 March 1995. Vol. 36, No. 7. "Somalia: Holding On in Somaliland," p. 6.
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [London]. 1-31 January 1996. Vol. 33, No. 1. "Somaliland: Aideed's Northern Push?" p. 12133.
Agence France Presse (AFP). 3 January 1996. "Clan War Looming in Somaliland, Faction Leader Claims." (NEXIS).
_____. 2 August 1996. Hugh Nevill. "La Somalie, une mosaique de clans en conflit." (NEXIS)
