The Abaskuul clan makes up a significant portion of the
Fafan and
Middle-Juba valleys in Ethiopia's
Somali Region and Somalia, respectively.
Fafan is also generally regarded as the most densely populated region in the Somali Region, given that a large majority of the inhabitants are agro-pastoralists.[7] In addition to
Jigjiga, the Abaskuul make the majority of inhabitants of the neighboring districts such as Mulla,
Kebribeyah, and
Araarso. In Somalia, the clan is mostly centered around
Bu'aale and Naasiriya districts in Middle Juba, along with Bartire, whom they make up
Jidwaaq together.[8]
There are also pockets of long-term Abaskuul settlements in Somaliland, particularly the Isse-subclan, in parts of Sool.[9] They lack representation in Somaliland. Skirmishes between the Abaskuul and the
Fiqishinni in Adhicadeeye ended with government settlement.
The Abaskuul clan have many branches or subclans that include:
Abdirahman Osman (Reer Guled Jamac & Reer Ibrahim)
^Kefale, Asnake (2011). "Federal Restructuring in Ethiopia: Renegotiating Identity and Borders along the Oromo–Somali Ethnic Frontiers". Negotiating Statehood: Dynamics of Power and Domination in Africa. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. pp. 74–94.
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