Short brief biography of InaGarre

[Siciid85]

˛Hajjı Müsa
Frah˛ (here called by the nickname of ‘Igarreh’), the most trusted
and highest ranking Somali official in the Protectorate administration,
on whom he, in other letters, often heaped scorn. Risaldar-
Major Müs Fra˛, had started his colonial career as a policeman
in Aden. He had joined the Protectorate staff as a member of the
mounted police and distinguished himself during the British expeditions
against the Sayyid. In 1906 he became a ‘native chief politician,
and in 1912 he became ‘Chief Native Assistant’, He was the most trusted Somali adviser of
Swayne and later governors. For Jardine, Müs Fra˛ was the
Sayyid’s counterpart, as he was in the pro-government camp
what the Sayyid was in the anticolonial resistance movement.4


Jardine, Mad Mullah, 77-8, 311-12; Sheik-Abdi, Divine Madness, 186-7
and PRO CO 535, vol. 42.

[The_Emperior5]

i have read in a book Al xaji muse farah igarre Stole over 5000 camels From the derviish camp Geesi bu ina igarre

[Siciid85]

Emperior, i have read that book aswell it starts with.


Here it is Inagarre on the offensive.

"A remarkable somali , Risaaldr Major Haji Musa Farah led a Somali army of 450 rifles a hundred mile across the Waterless Haud, picking up some five thousand local tribesmen on his way, attacking the Dervish camps and capturing several thousand camels and Sheep. This triumph was a blow to the sayyid, as his forces moved always with their families and depended on their livestock meat and milk."

[hargaysaay]

siciid I think you are talking about the famous battle of Hagoogane, xaaji warsame buraale was just the leader but the real master mind was ina igare

[Siciid85]

Hargaaysay, this was a different raid not Hagoogane, hagoogane was under Haji Waraabe, but this raid was bit earlier it was in the 1903-1910 - years.

[hargaysaay]

but you also said 5000 local tribes men also in hagoogane 5000 local tribes men took part of it, so is it coinsidence

[Siciid85]

It also says 450 rifle mens & 5 thousand tribesmen which makes the army altogether 5,450, in the hogaagane they never mention anything about rifle mens and the hogaagane took place in 1920-1921 not 1903-1910, the hogaagane 1 was under haji waraabe it's also mentioned another 1 but this raid is different.

[hargaysaay]

walaahi I heard that this gun called rifle was produced in hagoogane battle and it is name in somali version was MAADHIIN,

[Siciid85]

Hargaaysay, it can't be the same raid because that raid was after the dervish fled to hawd following the taleex bombings they were finished off by haji waraabe.

[hargaysaay]

yes may be, but siciid Ina igare took important part in hagoogane I even heard that he took large amount of geelii hagoogane

[The_Emperior5]

[Siciid85]

I think this picture was taken when he was heading to the battle to karbash the Dervish. he looks serious and ready for battle.

[hargaysaay]

when I see men like this guy, Isay I am proud to be isaaq, we isaaq are blessed people indeed walaahi Iam serious

[Dhaga Bacayl]

"Iska hadlow ina igare". Is that the same dude? if so, who said it and why? For What I hear the dude was a hero.

[The_Emperior5]

Yeah its the same dude Some where in the beging 20th century muse farah igare was giving a speech in down town burco as the haji was from mudug and had a thick Mudug accent this woman out of know where says Iska hadlooow ina igarre when he almost finished his speech meaning ina igarre u talk to much ama waad iska hadashay and ever since every one says Hadu qof hadal batto iska hadlow ina igarre.