Clan Tree
There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001.
- Dir
- Gadabuursi (Gadabursi)
- Biinaal
- Issa
In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:
- Dir
- Isaac
- Garhajis
- Habar Je'lo
- Habar Awal
- Habar Tol
- Gadabursi
- Isse
- Biyomal
- Gadsan
- Qubeys
- Abdalla
- Isaac
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