- ↑ العمل الكامل مُتاحٌ في: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001/acref-9780195382075 — المحرر: ايمانويل ك و هنرى لويس جيتس — العنوان : Dictionary of African Biography — الناشر: دار نشر جامعة اكسفورد
- ↑ THE SCRAMBLE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA Mohamed Osman Omar, "In his last letter the Mullah pretends to speak in the name of the Dervishes, their Amir (himself), and the
Dolbahanta tribes. This letter shows his object is to establish himself as the Ruler of the Dolbahanta, and it has a Mahdist look.", 2001 scramble in the Horn of Africa. History of Somalia (1827-1977).pdf Archived 2018-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Churchill and the Mad Mullah of Somaliland: Betrayal and Redemption 1899-1921 |date=13 July 2018 }}, Roy Irons, 2013, "The plan of operations is briefly to attack the Mullah with two columns, to crush those tribes of the Dolbahanta, who have willingly and persistently assisted him ... In the hands of the Mullah they are a constant menace to the peace of the country; without them the Mullah is powerless." Archived 2020-08-07 at the Wayback Machine