Diiriye Guure

Diiriye Guure (also spelled Deeria Goori or Deria Gure) was the 16th Garad of the Dhulbahante Garadate, who as Darawiish Garad was sought by British colonial administrators for apprehension via "unconditional surrender". During his tenure as successor to Garad Ali IV, thus becoming the Dhulbahante Garad, and as Dervish sultan, the Darawiish became among the most perseverant polities in the Horn of Africa during the period of the Scramble for Africa wherein European colonialists targeted Darawiish territories.
Unconditional surrender
With regard to capturing Deeria Guure, the British stated that "no guarantee of any kind as to ... future treatment being given", insinuates the intent of retribution on the part of the British government and a high priority for capture. The verbatim motion as presented by James Hayes Sadler states that the Darawiish is a movement in among the Dhulbahante clan, and states that Diiriye Guure is among those it seeks to capture:
The transcript from James Hayes Sadler to general Eric Swayne, and subsequently forwarded to levies was rendered by Somali historian Jama Omar Issa as follows:
Position
An Evening Express piece published by Walter Alfred Pearce referred to Diiriye Guure as the head of the Dhulbahante clan during the Dervish era. It further describes Guure as wealthy and powerful, and that he participated at the Battle of Gumburu Cagaarweyne, heavily sustaining injuries therein.
:: The third leader is Deeria Goori, of the Dolbahanta tribe, who was badly wounded at the Battle of Gunburru ... These men are the heads of their respective tribes, and are all wealthy and powerful. According to author Said Samatar, he concurs that the terms Garad and Sultan are interchangeable. The 3rd of May 1899 Darawiish proclamation of independence letter sent to James Hayes Sadler coalesced the Dhulbahante and Dervishes as sharing the same Sultan:
:: This letter is sent by all the Dervishes, the Amir, and
all the Dolbahanta to the Ruler of Berbera ... We are a Government,
we have a Sultan, an Amir, and Chiefs, and subjects.
The next day, on May 4, 1899, after it was received, the British administrator James Hayes Sadler in a letter to the British foreign minister states that the Dervish proclamation of independence letter spoke on behalf of the Dhulbahante tribe: and his brother Maxmud Guure mentioned in the was mentiond as witnessing after-effects of Cagaarweyne battle, i.e. an eagle filled the remnants of human testicles: "waxaana calooshiisii laga soo saaray 500 oo xiniinyo rag ah", an event described by Douglas Jardine as follows:

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