Ikhwan raid on Busayya
Part of Ikhwan Revolt
Date5 November 1927
Location
Al-Busayyah, Mandatory Iraq
Result

Major Ikhwan-Mutairi victory

Belligerents

Ikhwan

Iraq Mandatory Iraq

  • Local police force
  • Allied iraqi tribes

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Commanders and leaders
Faisal al-Duwaish Iraq Faisal I
Strength
90 knights 300-700 soldiers and 7 british fighter planes
Casualties and losses
Unknown 500+ killed and 5 british fighter planes shot down

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Clive Leatherdale. Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939: the Imperial Oasis. p.95.
  2. ↑ Daniel 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.
  3. ↑ Peter W. Wilson and Douglas Graham. (1994). Saudi Arabia: the coming storm. M. E. Sharpe, p.45


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