Gathering and collection of historical somali documents and photographs

[Libaaxseendheer]

The square halted under some trees about 700 metres from the fort, where a few pools of scum-covered water appeared on the Tug floor. A guard was immediately put over the cleanest pool to preserve it as a drinking source. Cut thorn trees were on the ground ready to be used by the dervishes as walls for cattle enclosures, and they were used to make a zareba around the square. Evening routine was established and during the night illaloes crept up to the fort to fire through loopholes and exchange threats with the dervishes. An officer and 6 seamen with a Lewis gun occupied high ground 140 metres
from the fort; from this location the fort roof could be swept by fire and movement out of the main entrance could be halted. However the defenders remained inside blowing conch shells in defiance

Galbaribur fort @Teeri-Alpha @diaby @Factz @SirLancelLord @World

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

After breakfast whilst the men cleaned and prepared weapons Captain Hewett gave his orders to the officers and Petty Officers and at 0725 hours a bugler sounded the Advance. The men advanced in extended line, with machine guns on the flanks, until the field gun was in a suitable position to engage the loopholes in the upper storey of the fort with High Explosive (HE) shells. Fire from Lewis guns protected the movements of the gun crew. Forty seven rounds were fired in an hour and the effects of the shells led to a crumbling of the upper walls with the falling debris masking the lower loopholes on that side of the fort. But the fort could still not be entered without scaling ladders which the force did not possess. Captain Hewett ordered a return to the zareba whilst more gun ammunition was sent up; machine gun teams prevented the defenders from making repairs to the damaged wall.
The force had established a heliograph link from a hill above the zareba to a hill above the shore and more ammunition was ordered from the ships; meanwhile eight donkeys with an Illaloe escort went back to the shore. The donkey convoy returned at 0300 hours next morning bringing solid practice projectiles as well as more HE shells. The action resumed after dawn and the practice projectiles drilled themselves into the masonry of the fort making it easier for the HE shells to crumble the walls. At 0920 hours the storming party advanced, covered by fire from the Lewis gun on the hillside, and scrambled into the breach and quickly climbed up onto the roof. From the roof the visible defenders in the courtyard could be engaged with rifle fire and grenades but some dervishes were still resisting 30 minutes later

Naval field machine gun used at Galbaribur fort

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

The field gun was brought forward to fire at the courtyard wall which was 170 centimetres thick. At this point some women and children came out with a dervish who surrendered, this man said that more women and children were inside. The force interpreter shouted to the defenders to send the women and children out but the reply was shots that hit two illaloes. The naval party resumed fire with all weapons and a man with a rifle ran out and tried to escape, but he was shot down after covering 50 metres; he was identified as the fort commander. Nine more rounds from the field gun breached the courtyard wall and the illaloes ran inside and killed the remaining dervish men. Twenty women and children were taken prisoner and 15 dervish corpses were removed from the fort; around 40 animal carcases were in the fort along with a dozen sheep and goats that were unharmed but were removed to become fresh rations for the force.

Examination showed that the fort had been extremely soundly built by the Mullah’s Yemeni masons, and later in the afternoon gun cotton explosive was used to reduce the structure to rubble. After gorging themselves on meat that evening the Somalis entertained the soldiers with an energetic traditional dance, whilst the enemy corpses awaited the attention of hyena and jackal. After stand-to next morning the naval force packed up and returned to the beach for embarkation; illaloes escorted the dervish women and children on foot the 110 kilometres to Las Khorei. The naval force had not suffered any fatal casualties.

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

Gharweyn

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

(Jidali fort being bombed)
@Teeri-Alpha @Bohol @Timo Madow and proud

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

Ogaden, haile selasie

 

[land owner]

@Libaaxseendheer great thread sxb

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

"the Saad Yunus sub-tribe, occupying
Hashow."

Vicerov and Governor-General of India
British Foreign Papers, Volume 77
1893

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

 

[embarassing]

Great thread @Libaaxseendheer

There are more photos in this thread;

https://www.somalispot.com/threads/how-did-somalis-look-like-100-years-ago-northern-somalis.28786/

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

boqor kenadid

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

@Reer-Bari did you once post a pic of a fort near garowe?

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

 

[Reer-Bari]

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@Reer-Bari did you once post a pic of a fort near garowe?

I dont recall. But all these pics are amazing brother.

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

Dhuudo boqor keenadiid vs
Sayyidka vs ogaden
@DR OSMAN @Cognitivedissonance @Abdalla @Reer-Bari

 

[Cognitivedissonance]

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Dhuudo boqor keenadiid vs
Sayyidka vs ogaden
@DR OSMAN @Cognitivedissonance @Abdalla @Reer-Bari

You have no right to speak about tribes you dont border. The tribes that border them aren't even that obsessed with HG iyo Marehan. Im sick of northeners babbling on about marehan non fucking stop. Naga fucking aamusa. Marehan waa gacal. They live with us in mudug peacefully for centuries. a large community live in galkacyo. Waa dad ahlu dariqa ah oo culamo weyn oo la xushmeyo . Wars happen between tribes. Ma elowday cusman maxamud iyo omar waxa dhexmaray? Whats important is the conduct of that tribe at the present. Caabudwaaq hadaan aado nin darod oo majerteen oo gacal ayaa la ii arkaa.

You rerbaris have no sense of diplomacy, afka ayaad ka xaartiin, because you dont border said clans and dont now reality. You are in no position to speak about a tribe you dont border. You can not speak on HG nor can you speak on marehan.
Yaa ilaahay yaqaan, majority of the threads and constant fkd are from gunta bari. Naga aamusa yaakhey. Overkill waligaa maqashey. A fraction of the same energy towards amxar amo gaalo miyaa la siyaa.
Marehan iyo HG ayey ku khafifeen. Orod mudug aada, this fucking obsession with marehan, doesnt exist. Marehan waa qabiil daarod. Xumaan aya na dhex martey like many other darood and even mj tribes. Fkd ayey nahda ka qaadeen. FARMAJO IS NOT MAREHAN, HE IS ABGAAL(ILLEEN MOQDISHO OO CAPITAL AH AYAGEY DAN UGU JIRTAA) Qashin beyka dhigeen FKD. Waa la kaftami jirey bey maqliin markaas bey ka dareen.

Naga raali ahow gacaliyow Gunta re bari waligeen isku dhaqan maanan aheyn. Sida umadaha loo coleysiiyo un bey yaqaanan. oblivious to southern politics, and they certainly dont represent rer mudug. Wallahi a marexan is closer to me than a cusman mahmoud. We fought as dervishes, xirta mudug ayan isla nahey, baho ayan iska dhalna. These diaspora are out of touch. Marehan waa gacal.
@Shaolin23 @Dues Ex Machete @Nomad @Creed @Sheikh

Atleast try to be consistent

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

Sultan olol diinle of the ajuuraan
Moral Communities & resource sharing by Zitemann,Thomas.

He was a sultan of shabeelle region and also closely working with the daraawish. He lead raides against amxaar. He and his men were captured by the amxaar and martyred in prison.
According to-http://laashin.com/2016/09/08/sooyaalkii-suldaan-olol-diinle-wq-prof-yaxye-sheekh-caamir/

@Samaalic Era @embarassing ever hear of this sultan?

 

[Samaalic Era]

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Sultan olol diinle of the ajuuraan
Moral Communities & resource sharing by Zitemann,Thomas.

He was a sultan of shabeelle region and also closely working with the daraawish. He lead raides against amxaar. He and his men were captured by the amxaar and martyred in prison.
According to-http://laashin.com/2016/09/08/sooyaalkii-suldaan-olol-diinle-wq-prof-yaxye-sheekh-caamir/

@Samaalic Era @embarassing ever hear of this sultan?

Yeah I have sxb

 

[embarassing]

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Sultan olol diinle of the ajuuraan
Moral Communities & resource sharing by Zitemann,Thomas.

He was a sultan of shabeelle region and also closely working with the daraawish. He lead raides against amxaar. He and his men were captured by the amxaar and martyred in prison.
According to-http://laashin.com/2016/09/08/sooyaalkii-suldaan-olol-diinle-wq-prof-yaxye-sheekh-caamir/

@Samaalic Era @embarassing ever hear of this sultan?

Yes, there have been a few threads on here about him.

https://www.somalispot.com/threads/...-a-nazi-fascist-rally-in-italy-in-1938.39609/

 

[Libaaxseendheer]

https://books.google.com/books?id=7...2TAegQ6AEIXzAN#v=onepage&q=Olol Dinle&f=false

Olol Dinle and his sultanate became embroiled in the politics of the day, aligning himself with the Italian colonial authorities. In 1915, Sultan Olol Dinle of Kelafo, Sultan Ali Yusuf Kenadid of Hobyo, and the Italian Somaliland government attempted to dislodge the Darwiish forces of Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, who had conquered territory near Beledweyne in their rapid advance southwards."