Arrived, agitated, four Somalis, who told me they fled from the territory of Merehan, where their convoy was attacked and plundered by twelve soldiers Yusuf Ali, on the pretext that allowed them, from Berbera, with traffic Merehan.
Saputomi Italian, complained to me of the bully Jusuf unjust proceeding, which was true of the Italian protectorate and our guns to commit abuses. I wondered the outrages of the Sultan told them that, maybe later, I provided them and gave her a big ram.
Mijjarten, except Yusuf AH's following, supported theMulla and many Mijjarten fell in his ranks at Samala an Ferdiddin, but in 1903-4 they were at least professedl opposed to him. The Hawiya and Marehan, who are und< Yusuf Ali, suffered heavily from the Mullah's raids and wei forced to join him. These last are not warlike, though con paratively numerous. Generally it is difficult to say exactl what tribes supported the Mullah, since the number of h followers increased or decreased in accordance with the ris or fall of his prestige.
Somalia e Benadir: viaggio di esplorazione nell'Africa orientale. Prima ... By Luigi Robecchi Bricchetti
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