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372:. Continuum International Publishing Group.
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391:. New York: Olive Branch.
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154:3rd (Nigerian) Brigade
78:1st (African) Division
406:Moreman, T.R (2005).
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198:British Somaliland
182:Italian Somaliland
1653:History of Jijiga
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417:978-0-7146-4970-2
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362:References
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116:Brigadier
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588:7th Motor
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186:Mogadishu
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348:8 August
232:Myohaung
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148:History
111:Notable
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