'File XXV/7 Arabian Politics (including Iraq). Bin Saud, Akhwan, the Hejaz, 1920-1928' [‎6v] (23/494)

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i the King appointed Emir of Ktoma before the war- Kiag to
whom the Ki g a rel)el and for four J m ^ Lls taxes
hovftaten no step to rectify the P» sltl ® but they were arrested by
ibere-. In, 1918 , however ^to ^ war collected a scrap Bedoum
lhere . In 1918, however, new ^ warj wi
Khalid, who, realising that h eIements from Khurma.
force, with which he qecte ? ^ Ibn Saud . s - oppression
In May 1918, the King drew our at g o{ Mecoa £rom ancient
and encroachment on‘"bes boun rm y ^ ^ been compelled to send a
)achment on inu** “ “ ,7^^ he had been compelled to senu a
and' said that, m eonbeq » g 00 Be ,j ou un a e r Sherxf
Khurma, This force consi ' claimed to have restored
brother of Emir ^f^j-u^J^^uflle^KingC se'S reinforcements
after its arrival, at Khurma,^ttie^^^g . rhjs force i
m
was
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fo'rce' to Khurma. This force
Hamud, a brother of Emir fbaKir anu-
order soon after its arrival at Khdl “, ’ hia ; „uns This
„ ss fssassf- - £ r,rip
machine^guns. The King stated that he was o occupy Khurma as Emir
of the Ateibah tribe (Khurma is Ateibab termtory). Shakir’s force ultimately
arrived at Marran.
The next military incident was an attack by a loyal Ateibah sub-tribe
(the Miqatah) under their Sheikh Skuleiwih, against the Ikhwan in Khurma,
but they were utterly routed. This attack was probably, though not
necessarily, instigated by Shakir.
In August Shakir moved from Marran and met the Ikhwans at Hannu
wells, 16 miles East of Khurma where his force was annihilated. It was
reported that during the conflict one of the Ateibah tribal sections (the Kuqa)
deserted en masse to the Ikhwan. Each side was blamed by the other as
the aggressor in this action, but it was undoubtedly the result of Shakir’s
advance from Marran, which may not, however, have been intended
aggressively by him.
Up to this time, Ibn Saud, pronouncing the King the aggressor in
hr7ffi mC s de ih de v 01 T d Hi 56 res P 0Ilsible for bis men at Khurma,-though
a ® rme d that he himself would not intervene. In spite, however nf
Ibn Sands repeated denial of lending support to Khalid and the Ikhwan
ij *3 cannot be absolved. Khalid' undoubtedly was actin'* as Me a + j
looked to him for guidance and hpM f as his agent and
to Ibn Saud after the Hannu welb filM 1 f f v Wntteri b J Khalid
contained a full renort of ^£08 Seen Mr - Pbilby,
being kept pending the orders of Ibn Saud^bf disposal 6 CaptUred gUnS Were
SbakhlftooXgf “ ‘ h “ ^ ^ f X er r ™ f »«e m ents to Emir
A duliah 8 ^ m P> hut except for minor raidT by 6 fb^iu Were Sent ^ rom
taking supplies from Taif to Shakir’s base the Ikhwari on caravans
for some time. The Kim* and \hMii n 1 • were no mil itarv incident
to keep to defensive measures only and dtaieTan Xw r ® peated their Promises
captured all his belongings ^ ? son had f na ™w escape and the TkW
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soon as an oZtunl: " P hl8 thatZe to oh?!^-' S kn0Wn b ?
m person. " ' occurred: he was itchin* to movp In reven o e as
B ° 10 move Khurmawards
If decided uponinsrite S d PUrel y 1)7 milita™ be J em P basised
enabling him to come fo “Potions by heaHe d Pr ?, babl y result in a