Battle of Jabal Shammar
Part of Ikhwan Revolt
DateAugust 1929
Location
Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
Result Saudi victory
Belligerents

Ikhwan

Hejaz and Nejd

Commanders and leaders
Azaiyiz bin Faisal  † Nida bin Naheer  †
Strength
500 men 1,500 men
Casualties and losses
450 killed 500 killed
1,000 killed[1]

The Battle of Jabal Shammar, or Battle of Umm Radh'ma (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة أُمّ رَضْمَة, romanized: Maʿrakat Umm Raḍmah), took place on August 1929, between a raiding rebellious Ikhwan party and the ally tribes of Ibn Saud. It was the second large scale engagement of the Ikhwan Revolt in Arabia. The rebel Ikhwan tribesmen were defeated by the loyal pro-Saudi forces.

Scope of the battle

After the defeat in Sabillah, Ikhwan tribesmen and government troops clashed again in the Jabal Shammar region, on August 1929, resulting in the deaths of some 1,000 men.[1]

According to Ibn Saud Information Resource, the battle, fought between Ikhwan raiders under command of Azaiyiz, son of Faisal al-Dawish, and the loyal Saudi forces of Shammar tribesmen, under the leadership of Nida bin Naheer, was "furious" and "many fell".[2] the ikhwan movement suffered many casualties than the Shammer, and the nida of the Shammar fell in the battle.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 University of Central Arkansas, Middle East/North Africa/Persian Gulf Region
  2. 1 2 "King Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) Information Resource - Battle of Sibilla (1)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-08-15.

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