Dhulbahante garesa

"... complete with ‘Machicouli’ galleries, which rendered every means of ingress subject to an enfilading fire, and these he also began to construct elsewhere. He had possession of large areas of the hinterland. If defence reigned supreme, then his enemies must now come to attack him in his fortresses.."

"Archer, telling the assembled war gods about the Mullah’s fortress at Tale, suggested that there were: …two views as to the nature of the operations which should be undertaken. (1) The first involved close co-operation between the Camel Corps and Air – Craft"

"The majority of the stock was grazing round the Dervish forts at Halin and Gerrowei, about 150 miles from our advanced post at Eil Dab, and were protected by some hundreds of Illaloes (i.e. scouts) covering our line of advance down the Nogal Valley."