Ikhwan raid on Busayya explained

Conflict:Ikhwan raid on Busayya
Date:5 November 1927
Partof:Ikhwan Revolt
Place:Al-Busayyah, Mandatory Iraq
Result:Inconclusive
Combatant1: Ikhwan
Combatant2: Mandatory Iraq
  • 1 Police fort
Commander1: Faisal al-Duwaish
Commander2: Faisal I
Strength1:100 Mutayr tribesmen
Strength2:~15 Iraqi policemen
Casualties1:20 killed
Casualties2:6 policemen killed

The Ikhwan raid on Busayya in Iraq occurred on 5 November 1927.[1] Elements of the Ikhwan, mainly consisting of the Mutayr tribe under Faisal al-Duwaish, raided southern Iraq, clashing with Iraqi troops near Al Busayya[2] This attack later became known as the beginning of the Ikhwan rebellion.[1]

Aftermath

Ikhwan tribesmen also raided Kuwait in January 1928. On both occasions (raids on Iraq and Kuwait) they looted camels and sheep, and though they raided brutally, they suffered heavy retaliations from the Royal Air Force and Kuwaitis.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Clive Leatherdale. Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939: the Imperial Oasis. p.95.
  2. Daniel Silverfarb. Great Britain, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia: The Revolt of the Ikhwan, 1927-1930. The International History Review. May 1982. 4 . 2. 226–227. 40105200 .
  3. Peter W. Wilson and Douglas Graham. (1994). Saudi Arabia: the coming storm. M. E. Sharpe, p.45