Yubbe

A desert town mostly inhabited by nomads, Yubbe is home to numerous old archaeological structures. While visiting the locality in the 19th century, the British explorer John Hanning Speke described having seen various tumuli. Of these, he reported that one contained "a hollow compartment propped up by beams of timber, at the bottom of which, buried in the ground, were several earthenware pots, some leaden coins, a ring of gold such as the Indian Mussulman women wear in their noses, and various other miscellaneous property."John Hanning Speke, What led to the discovery of the source of the Nile, (Blackwood: 1864), p.68.

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On June 18, 1991, just after the start of the Somali civil war, an inter-clan meeting was held in Yubbe at the call from Warsangali clan chief Aaqil Bashir to Habar Yoonis clan chief Warsame Hersi (Yubbe 1). At the meeting, a resolution was passed to end hostilities and share grazing land. The October 6–9 rally (Yubbe 2) resulted in a ceasefire and boundary agreement between the Warsangali and Habar Yoonis clans.{{Cite web |author=Academy for Peace and Development |date=April 2008 |url=https://www.interpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/2008_SomS_Interpeace_APD_Statebuilding_EN.pdf |title=THE SEARCH FOR PEACE |accessdate=2021-05-23}}

In June 1993, a meeting of the Warsangari in Hadaftimo and Habar Yoonis clans was held in Yubbe (Yubbe 3), and it was resolved that the Habar Yoonis clan would hold a meeting in Erigavo to which all clan assemblies of the Sanag, including the rival Habr Je'lo and Dhulbahante clans, would be invited.

In 2006, a severe water shortage hit Sanag, and a well in the village of Yubbe was found to be failing.{{Cite web |author=reliefweb |date=2006-12-31 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/somaliland-assistance-bulletin-oct-dec-2006 |title=Somaliland assistance bulletin Oct - Dec 2006 |accessdate=2021-05-23}}

In 2007, the conflict between Puntland and Somaliland sharpened when the Somaliland army took advantage of internal conflicts within Puntland to occupy Las Anod (Puntland–Somaliland dispute.)

In October 2015, the chairman of the Somaliland Election Commission in Sanaag region was abducted in Yubbe and taken to Puntland-controlled Badhan.{{Cite news |title=Mas'uuliyiin lagu afduubtay Sanaag |newspaper=BBC |date=2015-10-18 |url=https://www.bbc.com/somali/war/2015/10/151018_afduub |accessdate=2021-05-22 }}

In March 2019, Somaliland troops blocked traffic between Yubbe and Hadaftimo. Local residents demonstrated against the Somaliland army's advance.{{Cite news |title=Somaliland oo joojisay dhaq dhaqaaqa Gaadiidka ka dhex shaqeyn jiray Hadaaftimo iyo deegaanka Yubbe. |newspaper=Somaliweyn |date=2019-03-14 |url=http://www.somaliweyn.org/2019/03/14/somaliland-oo-joojisay-dhaq-dhaqaaqa-gaadiidka-ka-dhex-shaqeyn-jiray-hadaaftimo-iyo-deegaanka-yubbe/ |accessdate=2021-05-22 }} The elders of Erigavo met secretly to demand the withdrawal of the Somaliland army from Yubbe.{{Cite news |title=Sanaag: Odayaasha Ceerigaabo oo isku afgartay in Ciidanka Somaliland ka baxaan Yubbe |newspaper=Mustaqbal media |date=2019-03-26 |url=https://mustaqbalmedia.net/so/sanaag-odayaasha-ceerigaabo-oo-isku-afgartay-in-ciidanka-somaliland-ka-baxaan-yubbe/ |accessdate=2021-05-22 }}

In August 2019, the Puntland-appointed governor of the Sanaag region announced that "the Somaliland army has withdrawn from the Sanaag region, with the exception of Yubbe, and the militias on the Puntland side have been nationalized."{{Cite news |title=GUDDOOMIYE CALI SOOMAALI: "SOMALILAND YUBBE OO CIIDAMO AAN REER SANAAG AHAYN JOOGAAN AYEY KA JOOGTAA GOBOLKA" |newspaper=Puntland post |date=2019-08-27 |url=https://puntlandpost.net/2019/08/27/guddoomiye-cali-somalilandsomaliland-yubbe-oo-ciidamo-aan-reer-sanaag-ahayn-joogaan-ayey-ka-joogtaa-gobolka/ |accessdate=2021-05-23 }}

In November 2019, residents of Yubbe witnessed a group of al-Shabaab members in the neighborhood Ga'an-Marodi.{{Cite news |title=Al-Shabaab fighters cross to Somaliland for first time |newspaper=Somali Affairs |date=2019-11-20 |url=https://www.somaliaffairs.com/news/al-shabaab-fighters-cross-to-somaliland-for-first-time/ |accessdate=2021-05-23 }}

In February 2020, Somaliland troops from Yubbe fought Puntland troops in Kadhada village, 18 kilometers away.{{Cite news |title=Somaliland, Puntland forces clash in Sanaag Region |newspaper=Somaliland |date=2020-02-26 |url=https://www.somaliland.com/news/somaliland/somaliland-puntland-forces-clash-in-sanaag-region/ |accessdate=2021-05-22 }} After the battle, Puntland forces claimed victory over Somaliland forces, capturing prisoners and military vehicles.{{Cite news |title=Somalia - Puntland in guerra contro il Somaliland |newspaper=Africa |date=2020-02-28 |url=https://www.africarivista.it/somalia-puntland-in-guerra-contro-il-somaliland/153930/ |accessdate=2021-05-23 }}

In March 2021, the Somaliland-appointed governor of the Sanaag region, who lives in Erigavo, called on the residents of Yubbe to cooperate with him, as a planned maternity hospital and other development projects in Yubbe have been suspended.{{Cite news |title=Gudoomiyaha Gobolka Sanaag Oo Xadhiga Ka Jaray Mashaariic Horumarineed Oo Xukuumadda Somaliland Ka Hirgelisay Degaanka Yubbe Ee Gobolkaas. |newspaper=warfaafintajsl.com |date=2021-03-19 |url=https://warfaafintajsl.com/Solna/gudoomiyaha-gobolka-sanaag-oo-xadhiga-ka-jaray-mashaariic-horumarineed-oo-xukuumadda-somaliland-ka-hirgelisay-degaanka-yubbe-ee-gobolkaas/ |accessdate=2021-05-23 }}

In January 2023, Somaliland army withdraws from Yubbe.{{Cite news|url=https://muqdisho.online/ciidamada-somaliland-oo-isaga-baxay-degaanka-yubbe-ee-gobolka-sanaag/|title=Ciidamada Somaliland oo isaga baxay degaanka Yubbe ee Gobolka Sanaag|trans-title=Somaliland forces withdrew from Yubbe area of Sanaag region|author=Cabdifatax Ibrahim|date=2023-01-26|work=Muqdisho Online|access-date=2024-01-15}}

The town is inhabited by the Mahmoud Harti clans of Nuh Omar(Warsangeli) and Hinjiye(Mahmoud Harti) .{{Cite book|last=Hunt|first=John Anthony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aAhBAQAAIAAJ|title=A General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950: Final Report on "An Economic Survey and Reconnaissance of the British Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950," Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme D. 484|date=1951|publisher=To be purchased from the Chief Secretary}}

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