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 | | Although the clan families are not strictly territorially delimited, they do tend to occupy distinct geographical locations, i.e., the Isaq and the Dir in the north; the Digil and Rahanweyn in the agricultural areas in the south; the Hawiye in and around Mogadishu and the Darod in the south and in the north. |
 | | The differentiation between Sab and Samale is reflected in the basic contrast between the nomadic pastoralism of the Samale and the sedentary farming of the Sab. |
 | | The Digil and Rahanweyn, as 'minority' clans, were also targeted with violence during the civil war and were victims of killings, lootings, and other human rights violations by the various militias, mainly Aideed's Somali National Alliance (SNA). |
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