Jidali fort

An April 1920 letter between the Sayid and Italian-Somali governor Giacomo De Martino states that the Dervishes built a total of twenty-seven forts which are described as Dhulbahante garesas.

Dabadeed, waxaa guddoonkii ku go'ayin xarunta loo raro Jiidali oo Ceerigaabo 25 mayl dhinaca bari ka xigta.

[9] On 21 January six aircraft took off from Eil Dur Elan on their vital surprise mission ... to bomb Tale on 13 February from El Afweina with all the aeroplanes at his disposalAccording to native Darawiish accounts, the first airstrike in Africa was struck at a field between Medishe and Jidali wherein men gathered to watch the display of aerobatics.

Waxay halkaa ku dileen dad tiradooda 30 lagu qiyaasay, waxase hadiyo jeer la sheegaa, Caamir-Cagoole oo Sayidka adeerkiis ahaa, iyo Af Qarshe.

[10] Examples of satellite Dhulbahante garesa's of Jidali include the following: In his poem diidda ama yeella, Aadan Carab, a Somali poet mentions on the incident stating "markaan dumiyey calankaan dejiyo dawladnimadayda, waa waxay dadku u leeyihiin dabo-xiddhki meeyey?"

Because of this, we (Dervishes) scattered and dispersed as there was no longer agreement between us: most of the Dhulbahante tribe surrendered to the British and had twenty-seven towering forts full of rifles, ammunition and money confiscated and appropriated from them.