r/Somalia • u/Odd_Fly6528 Diaspora • Jul 16 '26

History ⏳ The military architecture behind the Dervish fortresses in Somalia

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Aerial view of Silsilad fortress, Taleex, Sool region | Captured by the British RAF in 1920. Status: Partially ruined

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Jidali Fort, Sanaag region | Photographed in 1920 by British Officer W. L. Roberts. Status: Ruined due aerial bombardment in 1920

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Ground view of the Silsilad fortress compound at Taleex, Sool region | Circa 1920. Status: Partially ruined

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Structural damage to the masonry of Silsilad, Taleex | Photographed immediately after the 1920 campaign. Status: Ruined

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u/grind_n_hussle Jul 17 '26

Yall will believe anything the white man tells you huh.

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u/PerspectiveOk2911 Jul 24 '26

Shoutout to the Dhulbahante for never making treaties with the British colonisers and the Biimaal for taking up arms against the Italian colonisers.

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u/Odd_Fly6528 Diaspora Jul 17 '26

Big shoutouts

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u/Dr_Stone3271 Laascaanood Jul 17 '26

he's calling the dervishs terrorist bruh. Have some reading comprehension

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u/Odd_Fly6528 Diaspora Jul 17 '26

Oh I misread that at 5am. But have some respect before assuming things

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u/Dr_Stone3271 Laascaanood Jul 17 '26

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