The Mahaday Attack began on April 1 until April 6, 1924, near

Mahaday Mahaday () is a town in the southwestern Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) region of Somalia. Overview Mahaday is located about 118 km north of Mogadishu, the nation's capital.''Agriculture international'', Volumes 40-41, (Agraria Press: 19 ...

Italian Somaliland Italian Somaliland (; ; ) was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia, which was ruled in the 19th century by the Sultanate of Hobyo and the Majeerteen Sultanate in the north, and by the Hiraab Imamate and ...

. This episode, known as the Mahaddei Attack, stands as a significant chapter in the anti-colonial struggles of the Italian-Somali territories during this period.

Another event

As part of hit and run strategy to liberate

from Italy, on March 12, 1912, three natives of the

Gaalje'el The Gaalje'el (), (), () or Habar Tigaalle is one of the largest Somali clans, whose origins traces back to Samaale. The Galje'el clan belong to the major Saransoor, Saransor clans who also are a sub clan of the wider Gardhere Samaale clans. T ...

saw an isolated askari (soldier) in the vicinity of Mahaddei, they began to discuss among themselves the possibility of attacking the askari, and decision was made. they approached him, wounding him with two stab wounds and robbing him of his rifle, and flee the area.

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