Battle of Hiraan

Battle of hiraan
	Part of Somaliland campaign
Date	03 March 1913
Location	Beledweyne
Result	Dervish victory
Belligerents
Dervish Movement	Italy
Commanders and leaders
Mohamed Abdullah Hassan; Isman Boos Ismail Mire	Italy Colonel Bessone
Strength
900	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Unknown

The Battle of Hiraan was fought on March 3, 1913 in Beledweyne between the Italian Somaliland and the Dervish movement.^[1] The Italians never attacked again leaving the Dervish to rule over the south freely.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Battle

The Dervish were facing a siege from all directions that lasted 3.5 days. Under heavy artillery bombardments and fierce gun fights the Beledweyne forts did not suffer any major destruction due to Cali Jalax's great engineering skills.^[5] Isma'il Mire took part in the defence of the forts and recorded the Battle of Geeraar in a poem.^[6]^[7]

The defeated Italians were forced to abandon their bases, forfeiting their plan to move into the upper Shabelle valleys. The Dervishes strengthened their foothold in south Somalia by building two new forts:^[8]

References

^ Andrzejewski, B. W.; Pilaszewicz, S.; Tyloch, W. (1985-11-21). Literatures in African Languages: Theoretical Issues and Sample Surveys. Cambridge University Press. p. 353. ISBN 978-0-521-25646-9.
^ Samatar, Said S. (1982-09-16). Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511735370. ISBN 978-0-521-23833-5.
^ "Ismaaciil Mire- Ragow kibirka waa lagu kufaa kaa ha la ogaado |". www.somalimedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
^ Castañeda, Stalin Raza (2016-09-01). "La La función del compliance en el análisis de la responsabilidad penal de la persona jurídica". Revista Cap Jurídica Central (in Spanish). 1 (1): 221–278. doi:10.29166/cap.v1i1.1934. ISSN 2550-6595.
^ Samatar, Said S. (1982-09-16). Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511735370. ISBN 978-0-521-23833-5.
^ "Ismaaciil Mire- Ragow kibirka waa lagu kufaa kaa ha la ogaado |". www.somalimedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
^ Samatar, Said S. (1982). Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism: The Case of Sayid Mahammad 'Abdille Hasan. African Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511735370. ISBN 978-0-521-10457-9.
^ Angelo del Boca, page 857.

[1] Andrzejewski, B. W.; Pilaszewicz, S.; Tyloch, W. (1985-11-21). Literatures in African Languages: Theoretical Issues and Sample Surveys. Cambridge University Press. p. 353. ISBN 978-0-521-25646-9.

[2] Samatar, Said S. (1982-09-16). Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511735370. ISBN 978-0-521-23833-5.

[3] "Ismaaciil Mire- Ragow kibirka waa lagu kufaa kaa ha la ogaado |". www.somalimedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-19.

[10.29166_cap.v1i1.19342-4] Castañeda, Stalin Raza (2016-09-01). "La La función del compliance en el análisis de la responsabilidad penal de la persona jurídica". Revista Cap Jurídica Central (in Spanish). 1 (1): 221–278. doi:10.29166/cap.v1i1.1934. ISSN 2550-6595.

[5] Samatar, Said S. (1982-09-16). Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511735370. ISBN 978-0-521-23833-5.

[6] "Ismaaciil Mire- Ragow kibirka waa lagu kufaa kaa ha la ogaado |". www.somalimedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-18.

[7] Samatar, Said S. (1982). Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism: The Case of Sayid Mahammad 'Abdille Hasan. African Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511735370. ISBN 978-0-521-10457-9.

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