The Sayyid welcomed Turko-German successes while rejecting dependence on them

Evidence

Nevertheless, the Sayyid himself, on the basis that one’s enemies’ enemies are one’s friends, certainly greeted the news of Turko-German successes with satisfaction, although he firmly repudiated any suggestion that their help was essential to his campaign. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 232

Categorization

• XREF: Lewis’s characterization of the Sayyid’s self-image as self-reliant national leader recurs; his 1917 letter at [233] exemplifies it.

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