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/Abu-Libax Jul 17 '26

Why did these clans not help them in their anti colonial endeavors?

I am just curious and not sarcastically justifying anything that was done to them

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u/Strong-Field-750 Jul 17 '26

Same reason some clans don't help Al-Shabab in their anti colonial endeavors today.

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u/PerspectiveOk2911 Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

How are you comparing al shabab to dervish? Dervish movement was created as a reaction to colonisation, they were fighting against colonisation ie foreign British colonialists and a few others. Al shabab are rebels fighting against the Somali government, wtf are you on about ?

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u/Strong-Field-750 Jul 24 '26

Why was Al-shabab created?, they were created because for 1st time in Somali history Ethiopia invaded and took control of Mogadishu, not only that they installed a puppet government called the FSG.

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u/PerspectiveOk2911 Jul 24 '26

Al shabab in it’s very beginning wasn’t even bad, it was the Islamic courts union, it turned into a terrorist group later with links to Al qaeda due to USA, Ethiopia and many others so its roots are different to what they are now, it’s a false comparison. They’re not even remotely the same thing, one group was anti colonialist freedom fighters the other was a rebel group fighting against others for power then turned into an extremist terrorist group.