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Leelkase (Somali: Leelkaase, Arabic: ليلكسي) (Hussein bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti) is a subclan of the Somali Darod clan.
Members of the Leelkase clan inhabit parts of the northern Puntland region of Somalia, primarily the Mudug sub-region (including the city of Galdogob). They also inhabit Gaalkacyo, Eyl, Rabaable and Garoowe in the Nugaal region. Members of the Leelkase are found in Bandar Beyla and other cities in the Bari region. A number of the Korshe subclan live in the city of Dire Dawa, as well as Jigjiga and the Fiq Zone of the Ogaden.
The Korshe subclan has over ten ugaas (clan chiefs). Its members are believed to number over 400,000, far more than other Leelkase in northeast Somalia, following a split in the clan over 300 years ago.
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