In December 2011, Duduble clan elders in El Buur would formally sign an agreement with Al-Shabaab to fight Ethiopian, Kenyan, TFG and AMISOM forces in Somalia. A Sheikh Sheikh Awale Mohamed Ali of the clan would state, "I advised all Somali tribes to support Al-Shabaab in defending our religion and our country. We have promised to fight both Ethiopian and Kenyan troops who entered our country" In June 2014, members of the clan (reportedly many of whom were civilians) would fight alongside Al-Shabaab against Ethiopian forces that had been deployed to El Buur following its capture by AMISOM forces in March of that year.
