"تقرير عسكري عن بلاد الرافدين (العراق)" [و‎‎٤‎٦] (٢٢٦/٩٦)

attributable to Hammu Shiru, the chief of the Yezidis,
who hates Muslat Pasha with deadly enmity.
At present Muslat Pasha remains in a position of
masterly neutrality, flattered by the Turks, threatened
futilely by the French in Dair al Zor, and misunderstood
by the Arab Government. He desires to gain as much as
possible for his tribe, very cleverly keeps out of political
and other broils, and waits before plunging in medias 7 'es
till the present unstable situation is stabilized. He is
at the moment probably inclined to favour the Turks,
since they have shown their hand, and consequently is
anti-British. His anti-British sentiments are not likely
to alter so long as Hammu Shiru treats his offers of
friendship with contempt. The French, after various vain
efforts to bring him within their jurisdiction, are
threatening to take punitive measures against him.
The Jubur consist of semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled
cultivators, inhabiting both banks of the Khabur Biver
from Tel Kaukab to Al Shaitah. They possess
approximately 20,000 sheep, 2,000 camels, and some cattle.
The semi-nomadic portions in bad grazing years are often
compelled to move up the Jaghjaghah Su towards Nisibin,
while during such moves fighting with the Tai generally
takes place. The Jais of the Balikh Biver also are
always ready to raid Jubur flocks, while the Jubur are
not averse to forays on the Yezidis of Sinjar. The agricul
tural portion of the tribe produces wheat and barley,
while the tribe, between harvest and ploughing, is
occupied in collecting salt in the salt-marshes. The
product is taken into Dair al Zor, Mosul and Bas al Ain.
The Jubur depend very little on towns for their food
supplies, but require cloth and other goods from them.
Their chief markets are Dair al Zor, Aleppo, Bas al Ain
and Mosul.
The chief enemies of the Jubur are the Jais, Anizah,
Shammar, Tai, Baggarah and Yezidis, but in several cases
the enmity is neither persistent nor deadly. The Jais
from the Balikh Biver are the inveterate foes of the
tribe, and fighting with them is of annual occurrence.
In the Anizah, Hachim ibn Muhaid is a personal enemy
of Muslat Pasha, and for this reason the Jubur incline to
treat the whole Fadan section as unfriendly. Quarrels
with the Tai and Shammar are infrequent and generally
easily patched up. In 1920, when Asi saw fit to fight the
Tai, both factions asked for help from Muslat Pasha,
who indicated his willingness to aid Muhammad of the