What do they get from being in Somaliland when they could have more freedom and control under Khaatumo? I don't get why they'd choose to be marginalised.
dhulos has 2 important sub clans called mohamud garad and farah garad 80% of dhulbahante come from these 2 sub clans
the farah garad has 2 important sub sub clan there named ahmed garad and baharsame
while mohamud garad is also same but the 2 sub clans are called ugaryahan siyaad and jamac siyaad
ugaryahan siyaad are the anti isaaq and dont mix with while the jamac siyaad are pro isaaq and border and mix with them alot
these jamac siyaad guys have the gene called dhabodhilif in them in all history when dhulbahante fighting none dhulbahante they would always side with the enemy back in the dervish day they were one of the the main ones helping the british while ugaryahan siyaad were the last ones to support the dervish in the dying days hence why taleh was the last stand and the biggest forte

like i told you before ugaryahan siyaad tend to be anti isaaq political wise side darod or mj while the jamac siyaad the opposite
most of the 2000s mjland controlled most dhulos areas since we were majority allign with them but inside dhulos mj favored the ugaryahan siyaad sub clans so the jamac siyaad who lived in las anod and outside werent happy also another group called baharsame who live in south las anod district and las anod werent happy the baharsame have alot of border wars with mj so they tend to dislike mj so being marginalised made them even more angry

so in 2007 when mjland was sending men to xamar to fight the icu they left las anod with few men the isaaq saw the oppertunity and made a deal with some baharsame and there usual lackeys jamac siyaad and captured las anod ugaryahan civilians pulled of las anod and that was that

some baharsame have sided with us today but are small minority
for jamac siyaad the last 8 years is the best is gonna get for them you gotta understand if everything is done fairly they would be small and overshadowed by us if isaaq lose they lose they would become irralivent in dhulos politics while we would be dominate over other dhulos

if isaaq wins=jamac siyaad wins
if khatumo wins=ugaryahan wins
if somalia wins=ugaryahan wins