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1991 Burco Conference, after the civil war, laid the foundation for Somaliland’s "independence." Each clan signed for its territory. Issa reps were Maxamed Warasma Shiil (Lughaya) & Hamza Omar Samatar (Saylac). Gadabursi signed for Awdal (Borama,Dilla,Boon).

The British conducted their final election in Somaliland on February 17, 1960. The Awdal region was divided into five constituencies. Dahir Hirsi (Issa), Zeila's third mayor, was elected to that district. Issa : Zeila (+Lughaya) and Abdulqadir Gadabursi mps : Borama, Boon, Dila

You’ve just proven my point. Colonizers didn’t randomly choose who to empower and who to weaken they rewarded submission. Submission is dulayn surrendering your dignity, your religion, and your culture to please an outsider. That’s exactly what the colonizers wanted and exactly what you accepted. That’s why you were handed places like Djibouti, while it has been liberated by Gadabuursi And Isaaq. Let me but you on the view of the context if you are not aware West vs. Muslims in the Horn France and Britain came to divide what remained of the Ottoman sphere. Many Somali Muslim leaders stood with Islam aligning with Egypt, the Ottomans, Yemen, and the Amir of Harar. Figures like Ugaas Nuur, Haji Ali Sharmarke, and Burhan Bey were part of that camp. They resisted until they were forced into unequal agreements under pressure. Your side chose the opposite alignment with the French, through submission and compliance. It is even recorded that Ugaas Roble of the Issa referred to his own people as “infidels” and “dogs.” And your people testified against Haji Ali Sharmarke in the Lampert assassination on behalf of colonial interests. Now compare that to Ugaas Nuur of the Gadabuursi who never made such statements and never took that path. So where exactly is the “whataboutism”? History is clear. Major R.G. Edwards Leckie wrote: “We had been warned that he did not love the Feringi… we did not consider our small armament sufficient to visit his country.” That tells you everything. Same time. Same conflict. One side resisted. The other submitted. Allowed French to over stay And they gain Djibouti.

The colonizer did not randomly choose who to empower and who to strip of authority. It was calculated built on careful observation and strategy, selecting those willing to serve colonial interests and secure its grip on the region. France’s influence in the area began in Zeila, using the killing of Henry Lambert as a convenient excuse to step in. From that moment, it identified and elevated those who would collaborate and help entrench French control. And among them stood Ugaas of Ciise/ Issa Ugaas Rooble Faarax, remembered for submission. Pointing at the French, he told his people: “These are the true believers we are the unbelievers we are dogs with hair turned inward.” He crossed the boundaries of his faith and his culture. He violated the dignity and honor of his own people, all to appease the French the new coming colonizers. That was not leadership. It was surrender. And the consequences echoed for generations. France remained entrenched in Djibouti, its rule extended through political manipulation, including two referendums shaped by figures like Hassan Gouled Aptidon, ensuring its continued presence long after it should have ended.

In 1957, British Somaliland formed its first legislative council with elected native representatives from its six districts. New elections followed in March 1959.

In 1957, the British began restructuring the district administrations. They divided Zeila District into two: Borama District and Zeila/Abdulqadir District. Borama District included Boon, Dila, and Baki. The rest stayed under Zeila district ( Lughaya- ceel sheekh)

The Colonial History of the Awdal Region (Zeila/Borama District) ‼️🧵

The Issa of Xarirad have armed themselves; we will show the Ciro administration what we are made of very soon. This is only the beginning of the war in Somaliland.