An army of around 1000 Ethiopians approached the Italian Dubats [I] garrison, on the 22nd of November 1934. The Ethiopians offered the
Dubats a chance to withdraw from their fortress in Walwal. These fortresses
were a violation of the treaty of friendship that was signed between the two countries.
The British members were scared to cause an international incident and decided
to leave. However the Ethiopians didn’t care and decided to stay on Walwal.
After they decided to stay a series of fights with weapons occurred between
Italy and Ethiopia and both of the sided claimed that the other was the one
that started.
[I] Dubats are Somalilands that were employed by the Italians to work for them and fight for them. Dubat means white turban. This was also because they wore white turbans.
[I] Dubats are Somalilands that were employed by the Italians to work for them and fight for them. Dubat means white turban. This was also because they wore white turbans.
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