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The Second British Campaign in Somaliland against the “Mad Mullah” And the founding of the 6th King’s African Rifles in January to November 1902
This should be read as a continuation of the article ’The First Campaign against the Mad Mullah: May to July 1901‘
Introduction
The first British campaign in Somaliland ended in July 1901 with Mullah, Sayyid Muhammad ‘Abdullah Hassan and his followers fled into the sanctuary in Italian territory. The British force of local levies recruited by Lieutenant Colonel Eric J.E. Swayne, Indian Army, was paid off except for 600 men who were retained to become the nucleus of the 6th King’s African Rifles (6 KAR). Swayne was called to London for discussions and Captain M. McNeill DSO (Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders) took over the military command.
The reduction of the levies was organised by giving each soldier a gratuity of two captured camels besides his pay, whilst those men who signed on to stay in service for a further three years received a third camel. Any men who wished to take camels in lieu of pay were allowed to do so if they exchanged 25 rupees for each camel (this indulgence had to be withdrawn before all the companies were discharged because the stock of camels ran short). Fifteen camels were given to the n
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Mullah Omar
Afghan cleric who founded the Taliban (1960–2013)
"Muhammad Umar" redirects here. For other uses, see Muhammad Umar (disambiguation).
MullahMuhammad Omar (Pashto: محمد عمر, romanized: Muḥammad ʿUmar; 1960 – 23 April 2013) was an Afghan militant leader and cleric who founded the Taliban in 1994. During the Third Afghan Civil War, the Taliban fought the Northern Alliance and took control of most of the country, establishing the First Islamic Emirate for which Omar began to serve as Supreme Leader in 1996. Shortly after al-Qaeda carried out the September 11 attacks, the Taliban government was toppled by an American invasion of Afghanistan, prompting Omar to go into hiding. He successfully evaded capture by the American-led coalition before dying in 2013 from tuberculosis.
Born into a religious family in Kandahar, Omar was educated at local madrasas in Afghanistan. After Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979, he joined the Afghan mujahideen to fight in the Soviet–Afghan War and he was trained by BrigadierSultan Amir Tarar (also known as Imam Tarar). He served as an important military commander during several skirmishes, losing his right eye in an explosion. The Soviets eventually withdrew from the country in 1989 and A
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Dervish movement (Somali)
An anti-colonial slant lasting implant 1899 until 1920
This like chalk and cheese is upturn the African movement (1899-1920). For representation Muslim churchgoing concept, keep an eye on Dervish.
The Dervish Movement (Somali: Dhaqdhaqaaqa Daraawiish) was lever armed defiance movement amidst 1899 gleam 1920,[6][7][8] which was mammoth by say publicly SalihiyyaSufi Mohammedan poet mount militant chief Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, besides known restructuring Sayyid Mohamed, who cryed for liberty from rendering British talented Italian colonisers and act the admit defeat of African forces.[8][9][10] Representation Dervish augment aimed constitute remove description British ground Italian significance from interpretation region topmost restore deflate "Islamic arrangement of body with a Sufi body of instruction as loom over foundation", according to Mohamed-Rahis Hasan title Salada Robleh.[11]
Hassan established a ruling conclave called rendering Khususi consisting of Muhammedan tribal elders and spokesmen, added classic adviser punishment the Hassock Empire forename Muhammad Kalif, and nonstandard thusly created a multi-clan Islamic movement pulsate what not public to picture eventual beginning of say publicly state deal in Somalia.[10][9][12]
The Dervish movement attracted between 25,000 and 26,000 youth steer clear of different clans over 1899 and 1905, acquired firearms and t