1922 Burao tax revolt

Burao Tax Revolt
	; D.H.9A bombers used in Somaliland
Date	February 25 – Late March 1922
Location	Burao, British Somaliland (now Somaliland)09°31′40.4″N 45°32′04.2″E
Result	Habr Yunis victory; Captain Allan Gibb killed; Protectorate Tax Policy abandoned; Burao destroyed after Royal Air Force firebombing;
Belligerents
Habr Yunis	United Kingdom British Somaliland;
Commanders and leaders
Madar Hersi	Governor Geoffrey Archer Captain Allan Gibb †;
Units involved
Unknown	Somaliland Camel Corps
Casualties and losses
Unknown losses after bombardment	1

The 1922 Burao Tax Revolt was a revolt waged by Habr Yunis tribesmen in the city of Burao in early 1922 against British Somaliland authorities.

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