In late April 1916, the
Warsangeli under the orders of
Mohamoud Ali Shire attacked the Dervish forces based at the
Jidali fort, besieging them and looting their stock. With news of the assault having reached the Dervish of Cershida and Surut, reinforcements were sent to Jidali to repulse the attackers, where the Warsangeli were defeated and the Dervishes managed to recover their stock. On the evening of Saturday the 6th, the Dervishes set out to punish the Warsangeli with a force composed of 2,000
Sa'ad Yunis and
Uduruhmin Dervishes led by Boghol who swept down on the Warsangeli capital,
Las Khorey. Boghol's forces captured the eastern portion of the town, killing many Warsangeli fighters. The force managed to surround the settlement and capture the only source of water, causing many to die of thirst. While Las Khorey was being besieged, the Warsangeli were able to secretly send a dhow to
Aden to request help from the British Navy, and on May 10 Lancelot Turton commanding HMS
Northbrook arrived at Las Khorey and commenced to shell Boghol and his forces with Lyddite explosives, forcing them to retreat to the mountains and thus ending the deadly siege. ==Death==