Ethiopia–Somaliland border

The Ethiopia–Somaliland border is almost as long as the one Ethiopia shares with the rest of 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]

Somaliland-Ethiopia border
British Somaliland - Ethiopia Boundary Commission 1932.
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]

Incidents

The 2010 Ayn clashes saw Somaliland forces engage Dulbahante clan militia in the Buuhoodle district.^[6] The battle was prompted by Ethiopian troops seizing a truck belonging to locals in Buuhoodle, 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]

See also

• Somaliland portal

• Ethiopia–Somalia border
• Somalia–Somaliland border
• Administrative divisions of Somaliland
• Regions of Somaliland
• Districts of Somaliland