In southern Somalia, clan militias and irregular armed forces remain a powerful political force, often independent of clan elders and faction leaders.

The system, which operates throughout Somalia, is administered by elders within the clan.

Every month, from the moneys collected, he pays militia members, his inner circle (advisers and closest associates) and the elders of the clan and makes purchases of arms.

What Clan?

On the one hand, and in the absence of a central authority, the clan elders and other community leaders throughout the country continue to provide most of the day to day governance .

The Sengoku Clan erred.

The Matsudaira Clan abolished?

Hon. Tsugumo... it's a powerful clan.

The individual is identified by his her clan membership the clan plays the major role in his her protection.

And warn thy clan, thy nearest kin.

And warn thy clan, thy nearest kin.

The sole survivor of the Akizuki clan.

You. Are you from the Akizuki clan?

It is the way of our Clan.

You have bigger clan gatherings and so on.

And warn thou thy clan, the nearest ones.

And warn thou thy clan, the nearest ones.

Certainly the warnings did come to Pharaoh s clan

Certainly the warnings did come to Pharaoh s clan

That is correct! Former retiner of the Clan.

Her suffering of having to rebuild the Akizuki clan...

A god in a devil's clan. Shear it off

Clan Elder of the House of Iyi, Kageyu Saito.

However... this Clan was a link in Tokugawa power.

An exwarrior from a provincial clan, one Shume Chi...

Two Somali parliamentary delegations, composed of a total of 73 Members of Parliament and led by the Speaker and Second Deputy Speaker, arrived in Mogadishu on 6 February to discuss security and relocation issues with local leaders, clan elders and other stakeholders.

In its day, the Geishu Clan counted some 12,000 retainers

Yanukovich represents the Donetsk clan, one of several geographically defined oligarchic groups that compete to dominate Ukrainian business and politics. He has little sway over either the Kiev clan, led by Viktor Medvedchuk, Kuchma's chief of staff, or the Dnipropetrovsk clan of Viktor Pinchuk, Kuchma's sonâinâlaw.

In Somalia, the central government collapsed and clan warfare broke out.

The clan system is a key component of traditional Chinese culture.

52. Continuing clan fighting is a significant problem affecting southern Somalia.

He for whom nothing is written may write himself a clan.

Death of community elders

Don't correct your elders!

Elders of Yang Cheng,

In order to exercise control over his geographical area, Indohaadde has his own militia, made up of men from his clan, and other militias from the same clan group, Hawiye.

Mr. Ali is a member of the Rahanweyn minority clan of Somalia.

The social structure of the nomadic Somalis is family and clan based.

That's very true. But look at the clan mark on this arrow.

The Akizuki clan may hide here with their gold hidden in firewood.

Abolition of our Clan led me to seek humble quarters in Edo.

In better times, a clan would gladly have employed a distinguished exwarrior.

Shoria People Council of Elders

I must tell the elders.

First rule there is no clan distinguished and political division in Somali society.