File 301/1921 'MESOPOTAMIA: INTELLIGENCE REPORTS' [‎78r] (166/586)

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to their tribes and with the help of the Saiyids and other peacemakers do their
utmost to prove which tribe had been responsible for the re-opening of hostilities.
On the night of July 2nd the outlawed murderers of the Albu Khalifah shaikhs
PP°jted by the Albu Jasim, attacked the Tummar section of the Albu
Khalitah, The Juwaibar tribe north of the Albu Khalifah were also involved.
xT i rm Assistant Adviser patrolled the disturbed area in a gimboat on July 4th
and on the following day it was ascertained that disturbances had broken out
among the Amairah, IN. of the Hammar Lake. Levy operations were impractic
able on account of the marshes but a combined attack by defence vessels and
air craft was delivered on July 6 on the fort in which the Albu Khalifah out
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lls recent visi'tj,
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laws had taken refuge. The fort contained 27 men of whom 11 men killed and
10 wounded. The casualties included two leaders who were directly responsible
for the murder of the Albu Khalifah shaikhs, as well as several men of the Albu
Jasim. The remnant of the outlaws retired across the marsh to an Albu Jasim
village, the headman of which has been ordered to report at Snq. The fort was
destroyed by the Tummar.
• Hillah. —On the night of July, 6, 200 Levies armed with bayonet*
and accompanied by N.-C.O.’s and Arab officers, broke Camp, rushed into
Hillah and attempted to storm the Police Sfarad. Sharp rioting continued for
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recently bonjiii
over half an hour, when the attack on /the Sarai was beatjen off and m/any of
the Levies arrested. The police and loyal squadrons of Levies under British
officers restored tranquility- . The outbreak was probably due to t^he old
antagonism between Levies and Police. A military court of enquiry will
investigate and report on the incident.
Diyalah .— The Qaimmiaqam of Shahraban who was appointed by
the Council against the advice of the High Commissioner, has spent the last
6 months in proving* that the advice was sound and has now been requested
to send in his resignation. Great satisfaction reigns in the Qadha and the
fact that m cases of flagrant injustice and incompetence the representation
cf British Advisers are seen to carry weight in Baghdad has strengthened con
fidence in the Arab Government
30 Dulai/m .— The tribal situation in the N.-W. portion of the Liwah
has undergone a marked improvement attributable to the formation of the
Desert Police Force and the altered attitude of the Shammiar Jarba'. I he
Sham mar of Hail who were forced into the Jazirah by. the Akhwan are some
what cf a problem. They show little inclination to join the Shammar Jarba’
and they are too greatly impoverished to lead a quiet life in the Jazirah.
’Aqab ibn ’Ajil. of the ’Abdah, has been to Biaghdad to see Faisal and the
High Commissioner. He is a striking personality but is said not to have
as much influence with the tribesmen as Muslat ibn Shuraim (see No. lo,
olely concerned
,r area in order
be assured in
by any action
i not therefore
disorder, ft
of bis anxiety
ate wW «
be Bani Asad
irting Govern-
; he Gbubaihah
para. 20). (
3/ Dirat ibn Dhahir, the brother ol Dhaii, has arrived at Baghdad
after coming in to the Adviser ait Mosul. His presence is arousing some
agitation among the tribesmen at the S.E. end of the Dulaim Liwah. Dira
has pretensions to take the position of Shaikh of the settled Zoba but since
Dhari’s flight the Zoba’ have almost disappeared as a tribe, having split up
among sections of the Dulaim.
JZ Among the Aqaidat beyond our frontier dissensions increase.
They have twice raided our territory but letters sent from Fahad Beg, All ibn
Salaiman and the Mustarrif, declaring that the Dulaim and Anizah would
open hostilities, have resulted in the restitution of all property taken.
J7 m. Rawanduz. —After the bombing of Eawanduz (sed No. 16 para. )
a hostile concentration under the leadership of Shaikhs Kaqib and Ubaidui-
lah was reported at Amokha, Kani ‘Lthman and Surchia. these villages
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were accordingly bombed; but with what results has not yet been ascer-
tamed
Meantime a letter has been received by the suh-Mutasiamf of Arbil iiom
the Eawanduz leaders. Eeferring to the former request that Eawanduz
might be included in Arbil sub-Liwiah, the Bawfanduz chiefs state that discord
is now removed and that they will come m to Arbil as soon as internal dis
putes are settled. A.P.O. Eania reports that the failure of tbe Turks to send
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has convinced the hostile elements in his district that for the moment the
Turks are not the people to back. ^ u c
Sulaimam —A local Majils has been formed for the Qadha ol
Ha labia. It consists of representatives of all the factions whose intrigues
rack the Qadha including the chief men of the Jaf Begzadah and a nepbew
of Ja’far Sultan of Auramnn. At the first nfeeting H was of good augury
4 o^inal n^bers astel tbat Qadir Beg sob of Wfar
mio*ht be added as well as Hamid Beg, a member of the Jat Biegzadan known
“ h |re
?£eTnvftetS™d consented to Mp tbe Majlfe by them the benefit ol
his advice when required.