"I was part of the 21st Division of Somalia's National Army during the 1977-78 war with Ethiopia. Our unit was assigned to capture Kebri Dahar, Wardhere all the way to Jigjiga. First, all the army units from Zeila (Awdal) all the way to Dolow (Gedo) were moved to the disputed border with Ethiopia. We all crossed the border at once, can you imagine that? It was on a Sunday. A united front of a heavily armed Somali army, where your Somali comrades from the north and south crossed the border at once, that level of shared mobility, you will never find again. We were on a mission. Our objective was clear, if we captured a district, we had to wait for our other comrades to capture a nearby district."
"Did you meet any resistance?"
"Not at all, we didn't meet any resistance. It was like a walk to the park -- all the way to Jigjiga. The Ethiopian army were overpowered, simple as that. We collected their weapons whilst we swept the ground. They had the numbers but we had the morale and skill and we got our morale from the Somali people. The Somali nomads inside Somalia use to slaughter their precious livestock just to feed us -- simply out of love."
"Did you meet any resistance?"
"Not at all, we didn't meet any resistance. It was like a walk to the park -- all the way to Jigjiga. The Ethiopian army were overpowered, simple as that. We collected their weapons whilst we swept the ground. They had the numbers but we had the morale and skill and we got our morale from the Somali people. The Somali nomads inside Somalia use to slaughter their precious livestock just to feed us -- simply out of love."
(London, United Kingdom)
“Waxaan ka mid ahaa ciidankii xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed ee qaybtiisii 21aad ee xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed waagi u socday dagaalkii dhex maray Soomaaliya iyo Itoobiya 1977. Guutadeena waxaa loo xilsaaray inaan qabano Qabridahare, Wardheer ilaa Jigjiga. Unugyada ciidanka, laga bilaabo Saylac (Awdal) ilaa Doolow (Gedo), isku maalin baa la geeyey soohdintu, isku maalina wey ka wada gudbeen. Arin cajiib ah bey ahayd runti, intaaso ciidan ah oo hal waqti si qorshaysan loo gudbayey iyadoo cadowgiina uusan ogaanin. Maalin Axad ayey ahad. Ciidan mideysan, min waqooyi ilaa koonfur, oo hal mawqiif ku socda. Dhaqdhaqaaq ciidan noocas abidkey uma maleenayo inta nolosha ii harsan inu Soomaalidu so marayo ilaahaysa waxba uma ahan. Ujeedo cad beynu ku soconay. Waxaan sameen jirnay, guuto kasta waa inay sugaan guutooyinka kale. Haddii ay midi degmo qabsato, waa inay sugtaa guutooyinka kale ee ka ag dhow oo degmooyinka u dhow kaabiga ku haaya ilaa ay gacanta ku dhigaan.
“Wax iska caabin ma la kulanteen?”
“Iska caabin aa? Ciidanka Itoobiyaanka wey carareen. Waayo, awood aan caadi ahayn bey la kulmeen. Xitaa hubkii bey ka tageen. Itoobyaanka tiro ahaan ku dheeraa, anaguna dhanka xirfadda iyo niyadda. Niyadda dadkeena ka keenay oo nagu tageeri jiray. Xitaa Soomaalida reer guuraaga ee gudaha dhulka Soomaaliyeed oo dhan baa xoolahooda noo qali jiray biyana nala daba socday, runtii dareen jacayl oo ay noo qabeen bay arintaasi ku dhacday."
“Wax iska caabin ma la kulanteen?”
“Iska caabin aa? Ciidanka Itoobiyaanka wey carareen. Waayo, awood aan caadi ahayn bey la kulmeen. Xitaa hubkii bey ka tageen. Itoobyaanka tiro ahaan ku dheeraa, anaguna dhanka xirfadda iyo niyadda. Niyadda dadkeena ka keenay oo nagu tageeri jiray. Xitaa Soomaalida reer guuraaga ee gudaha dhulka Soomaaliyeed oo dhan baa xoolahooda noo qali jiray biyana nala daba socday, runtii dareen jacayl oo ay noo qabeen bay arintaasi ku dhacday."
(London, Boqortooyada Ingiriiska)
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