Dharkayn Geenyo is a historical town, it was an important border post during the Siad Barre government period with one of the biggest Somali military bases.

[3][4] Presently, the SSC-Khaatumo administration holds control over Darkayn Geenyo and was recently visited by a delegation led by President Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw-Ali on December 16, 2023.

[12] In October 2010, Qayaad chief Garad Ali Burale held a clan meeting in Dharkayn Geenyo to discuss the relationship with Somaliland and other issues.

[18] In July, the death toll stood at 52, and the Somaliland president called representatives of the Dharkayn Geenyo and Dhumay clans to the presidential palace to review the situation.

[19] In November 2016, one person was injured in a dispute between the two clans in neighboring Las Anod, but the town of Dharkayn Geenyo remained peaceful.

[18] In April 2017, a delegation from the Somaliland government visited Dharkayn Geenyo and met with Qayaad chief Gaaad Ali Burale and others.