My Father which used to be a high ranking marehan government offical, told me today that when he hired people to military offices, government leaders, national security leaders, party members, he used to hire the Dulbahante clan members, because the were the ONLY clan you could trust to protect the somali nation. Siad Barre even trusted Dulbahante more than Marehan. When the USC invaded Mogadishu the marehan troops was the first to flee mogadishu, but dulbahante got siad barre save to Gedo and there stayed with him,
Siad Barres two daugthers was married to dulbahante men.
Somalias vicepresident and responsible of the national security of somalia was General Suleiman a dulbahante man.