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The second blockade of Berbera (1855–1856) was a punitive measure against the Habr Awal, Isaaq clan by the British East India Company, and thus the second blockade of Berbera after the 1827 British attack on Berbera

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The Second Blockade on Berbera

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The second blockade of Berbera (1855–1856) was a punitive measure against the Habr Awal, Isaaq clan by the British East India Company, and thus the second...

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Berbera

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Berbera (burr-burr-AH; Somali: Barbara, Arabic: بربرة) is the capital of the Sahil region of Somaliland and is the main sea port of the country, located...

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Farah Guled

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relieve the blockade which had halted Berbera's lucrative trade in exchange for indemnity. Following this initial suggestion the Battle of Berbera 1827 would...

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Habr Awal

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relieve the blockade which had halted Berbera's lucrative trade in exchange for indemnity. Following this initial suggestion the Battle of Berbera 1827 would...

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Isaaq Sultanate

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city. In 1827 two years later the British arrived and extended an offer to relieve the blockade which had halted Berbera's lucrative trade in exchange for...

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Operation Appearance

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about 50 mi (80 km) from Berbera, on 17 August. The main Italian force advanced in the centre from Hargeisa along the road to Berbera, only slightly delayed...

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Somaliland War of Independence

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reported that Berbera had suffered "some of the worst abuses of the war" even though the SNM had never launched an attack on Berbera like they did on Burao and...

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Garhajis

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to military action against the British Navy who blockaded Berbera and temporarily cut off vital trade. For centuries, the tomb of saint Aw Barkhadle,...

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Somaliland campaign

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Ilig in the winter to no effect. On 16 April, three ships of the East Indies Station under Rear Admiral George Atkinson-Willes left Berbera planning...

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History of Somalia

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Somalia dating back to the 4th millennium BC. The stone implements from the Jalelo site in the north (about halfway between Berbera and Hargeisa) were also...

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Somali National Movement

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cities including Hargeisa, Burao and Berbera but resorted to laying siege on them. By the beginning of 1991, the SNM succeeded in taking control of North-Western...

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List of wars involving the United Kingdom

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Military history of the United Kingdom Declaration of war by the United Kingdom Some historians name the 1861–1865 war the "Second American Civil War"...

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Somalia

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90 °F) in April. Some of the highest mean annual temperatures in the world have been recorded in the country; Berbera on the northwestern coast has an...

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Slavery in Yemen

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consequently the wind is fair, and the boats laden with sheep for the Aden market pass but one night at sea, whilst those from Berbera are generally...

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Somali nationalism

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August, succeeded in taking Berbera from the British. A British force, including troops from several African countries, launched the campaign in January 1941...

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Sanaa

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imperial Italian and French influence along the coast of Somalia, particularly in the towns of Djibouti and Berbera. The modernization reforms in Sanaa were still...

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Somali Civil War

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repeated violations of the weapons blockade, the Security Council decided that an arms embargo could be imposed on entities involved in such breaches...

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Djibouti

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Tadjoura with Zeila and Berbera included. The Governor Abou Baker ordered the Egyptian garrison at Sagallo to retire to Zeila. The cruiser Seignelay reached...

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Regia Marina

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use of the port of Berbera; in January 1941, however, British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful counterattack in East Africa and the threat...

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Medieval and early modern Africa

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Berbera, Zeila, Barawa and Merka, which were part of the Barbar (the medieval Arab term for the ancestors of the modern Somalis) civilization. The city...

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Ludovico di Varthema

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winds forced it in the opposite direction, and it ended up having to sail south instead, calling in at Zeila and Berbera (on the coast of Somalia). He...

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Piracy off the coast of Somalia

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Ocean. The government of Somaliland has adopted stringent anti-piracy measures, arresting and imprisoning pirates forced to make port in Berbera. In addition...

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