Ikhwan destruction of a police fort near Al-Busayyah
Ikwan-Saudi failure to curb Iraqi military presence near Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone[1]
Additional forts constructed and occupied by Iraqi troops[1]
RAF bombing of Najd[1]
Beginning of the Ikhwan Revolt[2]
Belligerents
Ikhwan
Mutayr tribe
otaibah tribe
Mandatory Iraq
1 Police fort
Commanders and leaders
Faisal al-Duwaish
Faisal I
Strength
100 Mutayr tribesmen[1]
~15 Iraqi policemen[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown
6 policemen killed[1]
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Ikhwan revolt
Busayya (Iraq)
Kuwait
Sabillah
Jabal Shammar
Awazim
Hafr al-Batin
The Ikhwan raid on Busayya in Iraq occurred on 5 November 1927.[2] Elements of the Ikhwan, mainly consisting of the Mutayr tribe under Faisal al-Duwaish, raided southern Iraq, clashing with Iraqi troops near Al Busayya[1] This attack later became known as the beginning of the Ikhwan rebellion.[2]
^ abcdefgDaniel Silverfarb (May 1982). "Great Britain, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia: The Revolt of the Ikhwan, 1927-1930" (PDF). The International History Review. 4 (2): 226–227. JSTOR 40105200.
^ abcClive Leatherdale. Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939: the Imperial Oasis. p.95.
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