What is Waddani in the country officially known as  the Republic of Somaliland
Somaliland Somaliland (Somali: "Somaliland" ; Arabic: صوماليلاند‎ ‎ "Ṣūmālīlānd ", أرض الصومال "Arḍ aṣ-Ṣūmāl "), officially the Republic of Somaliland (Somali: "Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland" , Arabic: جمهورية صوماليلاند‎ ‎ "Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd"), is a self-declared state internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia.
Issa (clan) The Issa or "Eesah" or Aysa (Somali: "Ciise", Reer Sheikh Ciise , Arabic: عيسى‎ ‎ ) are a Somali clan, and a sub-clan of the Dir. Members primarily reside in Djibouti, Awdal in Somaliland, as well as the Shinile Zone located in the Somali Region of Ethiopia and is one of the largest clans of the Dir. Traditionally, they live as nomadic cattle breeders, but they also engage in trade and have contacts throughout the region. The populations of Six major cities of Djibouti: Djibouti City, Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Holhol, Ali Adde and Assamo – are predominantly Issa and in Ethiopia: Dire Dawa, Ayesha, Adigale, Erer and Āfdem and Somalia: Zeila and Xariirad. As a sub-clan of the Dir, the Issa clan traces their paternal ancestry to Irir, one of the sons of Samaale.