"تقرير عسكري عن بلاد الرافدين (العراق)" [ظ‎‎٤‎٩] (٢٢٦/١٠٣)

season and harvest they generally settle for a month
or two in fixed habitats in order to sow and gather their
crops. During the rest of the winter and summer they
wander after grazing between the Jazirah, south of the
Tel Afar-Sinjar road, and the Wadi Suwaidiyah. A
list of villages inhabited by the Juhaish is given at the
end of this note. The usual migration routes of the
Juhaish are from (i) Wadi Suwaidiyah via Boga-Sino
(between Tel Afar and Balad Sinjar) to the Jazirah;
(ii) from Suwaidiyah via Tel Hogena-Abu Maria
(between Tel Afar and Mosul) to the Jazirah and
vice versa. The Juhaish produce sufficient grain to feed
themselves and their animals in an emergency—perhaps
700 tons of wheat and barley. Their flocks total,
roughly, 20,000 sheep, and they possess 1,000 camels,
many of the latter in the non-migratory season available
for land. The chief supply base of the tribe is Mosul.
Internal cohesion in 1920 seemed to be good, chiefly
because Ahmad al Khudaiyir is looked up to with great
reverence both in the tribe and in the Jazirah. At the
same time there is an undercurrent of discontent in
several sections, particularly in that part of the Ujan
which follows Salmo, and a new section that collected
round Ibrahim al Yusuf, known as Shaikh al Jadid.
The latter section, which cultivates in Abu Maria
district, is to all intents and purposes independent of
the main tribe.
The Juhaish maintain friendly relations with the Tel
Afaris and tribes in Tel Afar district. They pay tribute
to Mutlaq al Farhan of the Shammar Jarba, and so
come under his protection. With the Mutaiwid, which
is often considered a section of the Juhaish, they are on
excellent terms and, like them, bitterly hate the Yezidis
of Balad Sinjar. A feud also exists between the Juhaish
and the Jubur of the Khabur. In the event of trouble
emanating from the Shammar, the Juhaish would
probably join the latter, although they would be averse
to risking the loss of their villages and crops.
The Juhaish, while willing to join in any lawlessness,
have no reputation as fighters. They usually send a few
horsemen with raiding parties such as those of Bilaibil,
but are footpads rather than brigands. When fined for
their part in the Tel Afar disturbance the Juhaish
handed in 100 assorted and dilapidated rifles, mostly of
Greek and French origin. There seems little doubt that
they possess 100 to 200 Turkish and German Mausers