sentences:  After Somalia's independence in 1960 from Britain and Italy he became an officer in the newly formed Somali National Army.Four years later, Jibrell fought against Ethiopia during border raids caused by border disputes between the countries (which occurred from 1960 to 1964), in which he was wounded.From 1971 to 1976 he studied in the Soviet Union at the Soviet military academies studying artillery from 1971 to 1975, and Air Defense Systems in 1976.