Surre (clan) explained

See main article: Somali clan.

Group:Surre
سري
Langs:Somali and Arabic
Rels:Islam (Sunni)
Related Groups:Biimaal, Gadabuursi, Issa, Jaarso, Gurgura, Akisho, Garre (Quranyow), other Dir clans

The Surre (Somali: Surre, Arabic: سري), is a Somali clan, a sub clan of the major Somali Dir clan, The Surre inhabit in central and southern Somalia. And also can be found in Somaliland, Ethiopia and Kenya.[1] [2] [3]

History

The Surre have been associated with spreading the Islamic faith in Somalia and the Qadiriya Sufi tariiqa in central and southern Somalia. They left what is now Somaliland in approximately 1316 C.E. for central and southern Somalia.

The majority of the western scholars (both Italian and British) simply referred to the Surre as the "Dir of Puntland and Southcentral Somalia" without differentiating them.

Recent studies in Somalia revealed that the Dir in Nugal, Mudug, Galgaduud, Hiran, and Gedo are divided into two branches, the Qubeys and the Guutaale both descendants of Surre.

the Surre were represented by the Southern Somali National Movement led by Abdi Aziz Sheikh Yusuf.[4]

Distribution

Mainly Qubeys, the Abdalles and Mohamed Gutale(Habardeel) are the Surre subclans. The Saleban Abdalle[5] clan is mainly local to Puntland, especially in the regions of Nugal and Mudug and predominantly inhabit Tawfiiq District, Dahraan neighborhood of Galkayo of Mudug and Godobjiran of Nugaal and have a sizable presence in Bosaso.

Another cluster of Abdalle clan of mainly Fiqi Mohamad reside from Herale district[6] of Galgaduud region in Galmudug State all the way to the north of Jubba river in Gedo region of Jubaland state mainly in Boholgaras and towns surrounding it divided by the Ethiopian border there, the Fiqi Mohamad and Nacdoor of Abdalle predominantly inhabit Dolobay Woreda,[7] [8] with significant population in Chereti (woreda) both in Afder Zone and Jijiga the capital of the Somali state.[9]

The Qubeys Clan is mainly native to Bacadweyne district [10] as well as many towns under its jurisdiction and in Galkayo in Mudug region of Galmudug State, the Fiqi Qubeys also reside Tawfiiq and areas around it along with their Abdalle brothers, Mirjiicley town of Herale district. The Surre have a sizable presence in both the capital Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle where the qubeys resides the town of Golweyn and have a significant presence in Merca.

A sub subclan of Surre also inhabit in the Sanaag region of Somaliland, with the Cabaas Muuse sub subclan being present in Badhan District.[11] [12]

Clan tree

The Surre clan members preserved their lineage and is as follows. Some lineages are also omitted.

Y-DNA

DNA analysis of Dir clan members inhabiting Djibouti[13] found that all of the individuals belonged to the Y-DNA T1 paternal haplogroup and in Jijiga 82% a city in Ethiopia with a majority url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/13/c_135977972.htm|title = Somalia parliament concludes Lower House speakers elections - Xinhua | English.news.cn}}

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Réponses aux demandes d'information. 5 June 2018.
  2. Book: Peoples of the Horn of Africa (Somali, Afar and Saho): North Eastern Africa Part I. 9781315308173. Lewis. I. M.. 3 February 2017.
  3. Web site: UCDP - Uppsala Conflict Data Program.
  4. Web site: Somalia: Information on the militia and clan that has controlled Merca since 1993, whether the Somali National Alliance (SNA) controlled Merca, and whether the SNA recruited people from the Reer Hamar to their militia in 1995 in the Merca area . Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada . UNHCR Refworld . 1 September 1996 . 19 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Geeska Afrika Newsline.
  6. Web site: Over 60 killed as fighting resumes in central region. 17 December 2003.
  7. http://www.gadm.org › maps › ETH › dol...World / Ethiopia / Somali / Afder / Dolobay - GADM
  8. http://www.bkhub.org › 2016/12PDFWeb resultsSomalia Borderlands Conflict Mapping / Analysis
  9. https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1062231/download&ved=2ahUKEwjpkNXK9NPsAhWkJzQIHal4AwMQFjAFegQIDBAB&usg=AOvVaw39YY7aQoIUccXdKdQ8cGeA
  10. http://www.ecoi.net › file › localPDFGENEALOGICAL TABLE OF SOMALI CLANS
  11. Web site: Allhadaaftimo. 2020-05-31. Beesha Cabaas muuse oo ciidan soo bandhigtay kunna soo dhoweynaysa!!. 2021-08-04. All Hadaaftimo Warar Sugan o Run ah. en.
  12. Web site: Ugaaska Beesha Cabaas Muuse Surre Dir Oo Lagu Caleemo Saaray Badhan - Sanaag - YouTube. 2020-12-28. www.youtube.com.
  13. Iacovacci. Giuseppe. D’Atanasio. Eugenia. Marini. Ornella. Coppa. Alfredo. Sellitto. Daniele. Trombetta. Beniamino. Berti. Andrea. Cruciani. Fulvio. 2017-03-01. Forensic data and microvariant sequence characterization of 27 Y-STR loci analyzed in four Eastern African countries. Forensic Science International: Genetics. en. 27. 123–131. 10.1016/j.fsigen.2016.12.015. 28068531. 1872-4973.
  14. Web site: WHO: Somali attack a blow to country's health system - Somalia.
  15. http://www.voanews.com › Africa › al...Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Attack on Mogadishu Hotel | Voice ...
  16. http://www.stripes.com › news › africom-...Web resultsAFRICOM offers details on controversial Somalia raid - News ...
  17. Web site: 'You only live once, make it count!' Somalia's first female Brigadier General. 5 October 2020.