Somaliland-Ethiopia border | |
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Characteristics | |
Entities |
Ethiopia Somaliland |
Length | 745 kilometers (463 mi) [1] |
History | |
Established | 1897 |
Current shape | 1936 |
Treaties | Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1897 and The British Somaliland-Ethiopia Boundary Treaty 1936. [2] |
The Ethiopia– Somaliland border is almost as long as the one Ethiopia shares with Somalia, and Somaliland offers a buffer to Ethiopia against Al-Shabaab attack. [3] Villages like Aleybedey are remote that lies to the border, and have semi-arid with a short rainy season, receiving about 650 millimeters of rain per year. [4] Like Somalia, this border enjoyed vibrant economic interactions conducted by ethnically homogeneous Somalis. [5]
The 2010 Cayn clashes saw Somaliland forces viciously attack the Dulbahante clan militia in the Buuhoodle district. [6] The battle was prompted by Ethiopian troops seizing a truck belonging to locals in Buhoodle, sparking a response from residents and Ethiopian retaliatory attack on Buuhoodle [7] and a Somaliland attack upon Widhwidh. More clashes were reported to have occurred near Widhwidh on 19 July 2010. [8]