Ceel Buur has been inhabited by the Murusade clan since at least the 13th century. During the
Ajuran Sultanate it served as a local commercial hub. The area is particularly noted as a center for
quarrying. Here,
meerschaum (
sepiolite), was used to make the
Somali people's trademark
Dabqaad incense burner, is mined. El Buur is also the site of the local pipe-making industry. It became the site of battles between rebels loyal to
Sheikh Mohamed Farah Rage From hilibi Mohamed sub clan Murusade and
Sheikh Hassan Barsane and Italian troops. In 1926 when the ceel Buur Zone was named the first district of the newly formed Mudug Region, Captain Franco Carolei, the appointed Italian governor, would be assassinated by a young Abdulle Irrobe, Gelle Galaal and several rebel groups in a daring anti-colonial uprising. It is traditionally majority inhabited by the
Murusade sub clan of larger
Hawiye clan. In 1975, construction on CEEl Buur
Airfield' would begin with the aid of technicians from the
Soviet Union.
Civil War In 1990 a
hospital was constructed in El Buur, but never became fully operational due to the civil war that began soon after. On 23 July 1990, El Buur would be captured by the
United Somali Congress (USC) and the town would become a base for the rebels. In November 1990, two
Somali Air Force pilots would fly a Marchetti
SF.260 and
defect to the USC at the rebel base in El Buur. By December 1990 the town operated as the headquarters for
Mohamed Qanyare Afrah and the USC during its offensive to topple the government of
Siad Barre. Following the large scale
Ethiopian intervention in late 2006 and the collapse of the
Islamic Courts Union (ICU), residents from the people residing in the El Buur formed a governing committee with representatives from all people in order to address lawlessness. == External links ==