File 3300/1916 Pt 3 'Aden News-Letters: 1919-20' [‎451r] (256/633)

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7th April 19'!0.
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111 # following lo * owOKturjr of iht nowo reported
since the despatch of *X last letter dot (i ^th IdTcfc
1920 9
Captain i^asluddin, X. Liaison edio il
Officer with the Idrisi, writing to Captain ordon on
14th March states that the Idriei 'a rererae at Obal whs
chiefly due to the shortage of am; uni tion and food aup-
plles # the transport of which was lande difficult swing
to houwy rains in the Tifcana* Ample supplies of both
h iTe sines been sent to Z&idia roid iiajil* wapt^ln iJa-
zluddin says that the Idrisi thou h s<inguine of his suc-
ce8S c does not underrute the strength oi hie eneny, the
Irr^ «ho t he eaye # hue centriTed to amass a large force
of about 4000 isen by inflaieatory proclamation# against
him# and the britinh. the Idriei is sending reinforce
ments in large numbers from the Beni Merwa» f Lsbiani and
Abu Arioh countries.
the last wash, no fighting appears to htre taken pl^se
sines the retreat of the Zeidie to Jebel Laf^ except
th^t an attempt of a force of 600 Zeidis to reli'-re the
garrison of rtiqab wa# fruotrated, the Zeidis ta irp; dvi\ n
into hiqab with the exception of 170 men idio escapeci and
50 taken prieoners # The Imam is e?Ai< to be oolktscting a
l,<jrge force for the recapture oi Jebrl dura* 1.500 men
hnTe already be»n collected at a pltce called Zahib 1 Bir
Ihe adranee will be made from four different direction#
▼is: dhataba, AttiJP, Beni Buleinan and Beni Baud, ihe
i’rom the report# reoeired from Hodeida during
Idrisi