He was right as the old maps and current grazing land illustrate. The ethnic Biyamaal are predominately nomads and their deegan stretches along the coast from Marka to Kismaayo district. However, Kismaayo city was not inhabited by them, their deegan has always been on the eastern side of the district not far from the city proper. Basically, east of the Shabelle river that runs from Jammaame and joins up with the Jubba at Kismaayo..Xildiiid wrote:Zumaale,
I thought Biyamaal lived in Baraawe and Afgooye.
An Isaaq poet (Maxamed Bulxaan Cawar) in the 1800's said;
"Biyomaal Baraawiyo fadhiya, wabiga baaciisa
Iyana Buundo dabadeed ma cunin bur iyo iidaane
Biddoodkii Kismaayoodna, ways wada bog dooxeene"
It was a reference to the Nasiib Bundo and Wagosha revolt against the Biyamaal who enslaved them but he also states that the area between Baraawe and Kismaayo including the town Kismaayo itself is Biyamaal territory including the hinterland along the river.
Maanta sidee bay wax u jiraan?
Their former Bantu slaves, Biyamaal Xabash, are the ones they kept on the farmland along the river whilst they continued with their nomadic life. They Gosha Bantus that formed settlements in Jilib and defeated the Ogaden under the leadership of Nasib Bundo were formed ffrom slaves that escaped the Biyaamal and other slave owning Somalis in the Jubba area. One of the reasons why they went to war with the Italians was because colonialism emancipated their slaves and restricted their ability to trade.
Degmada Afgooye is beyond their deegan, it was traditionally a Geledi zone of influence along with the Wacdan Cusman in parts adjacent to Banadir. The population is still predominately Digil clans such as Geledi, Bagadi and their former Bantu slaves. However, they have been severely persecuted during the reign of the warlords after the fall of the regime. A lot were used as slave labour; subjected to rape and wanton murder. Even today, you hear of SNA troops committing acts of violence or taxing them unfairly. The isbaros of Afgooye district are all manned by different Hawiye factions of the SNA.
In all fairness, the Biyamaal did not have much to complain during the warlord era when compared to the fate of the Digil. Apart from access to the lucrative farms that came under control of militia and the forced recruitment of their former slaves, no one interfered that much with their nomadic existence. It was only in Marka, Shalambood, No 50 and Janaale towns that they had no authority in the late nineties to the early nougties due to the value of of these locations.
In Barawe district, their grazing land and those of the Tunni overlap in the coastal areas and they form the majority along the coast as you head towards Jammaame. The degmo has always been mainly populated by the Tunni Shangamas as you go inland. However, in the 90's the Tunni were massacred by the USC after they became allies with the Darood and also due to conflict with Jiido clan. I cannot comment on how well they have recovered since then but I do not think it is that good if the current power dynamics of degmada barawe are anything to go by. They have no voice whatsoever, the Mooryans still run the show as illustrated by how Duuqa Magalada Baraawe was imprisoned after he spoke out about the rape of civilians and the looting of private propert by SNA militias after the city was 'freed' from AS. Hence, why I made that earlier statement that Saakin is more interested in power than empowering the Digil and Mirifle confederation. He made Barawe the capital because he does not trust the Raxanweyn public who loath him as he bought his seat and he knows he can always rely on his Mogadishu contacts that exercise authority in Barawe.
Ina lilahi waa ina ileyhi raajicuun this is not a reer hebel vs reer hebel thread you fucktard.
