what is issa?
The Issa (Somali: Ciise, Arabic: Ø¹ÙØ³Ù â) are a Somali clan, a sub-clan of the Dir. Members primarily reside in Djibouti, Awdal in northwestern Somalia, as well as the Shinile Zone located in the Somali Region of Ethiopia and is one of the largest clans of the Dir.