Abaskuul

The Abaskuul, Abasguul, Abasgul or Abaskul (Somali: Abasguul, Abaskuul. Arabic: ابسغول) is a Somali sub-clan of the Jidwaaq, Absame, Kumade, Kablalah, Darod line. The Abaskuul mainly reside between Jigjiga and Degahbur in the Somali Region in Ethiopia, but also have settlements in Jubaland (Somalia) and Kenya. They share borders with the Ogaden, Bartire, and Habar Awal clans. The Abaskuul were famously described in Richard Burton's First Footsteps in East Africa, as well as 17 Trips to Somaliland and a Visit to Abyssinia by Captain Harald G. C. Swayne.

Distribution
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. 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.

There are also pockets of long-term Abaskuul settlements in Somaliland, particularly the Isse-subclan, in parts of Sool. 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)
 * Yahye Osman “ Garuure”
 * Hassan Osman
 * Cusubo Osman
 * Abdalle Osman
 * Mohamed Osman
 * Bare Osman
 * Isse Yussuf
 * Ismail Yussuf
 * Ragsay Yussuf
 * Muse Yussuf
 * Omar Jibrail
 * Reer Yaasuf
 * Wacays-Moge
 * Ibrahim Nuux & aadan nuux

Notable figures
The Abaskuul clan have produced many notable figures, including:
 * Hawo Osman (Taako), Somali Republic martyr and struggle figure