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Dohuk road, getting a lot of loot; (c) the Sharqat-
Mosul road near Shurah, killing Daud Bethun and
Sharif Farukhi. His“'son, Ynnis, is^ bold” raider.
His encampments were heavily bombed in January,
1921. At the end of 1921 Bilaibil was reported to have
been imprisoned by the Turks for looting caravans.
BUNYAN IBN SHALLASH.
Of the Durra Shammar. Consistently hostile and
author of several raids against us, notably near
Shurah in June, 1920, where a convoy was cut up.
DAHAM IBN AL HADI IBN AL ASI.
The favourite grandson of A1 Asi and nominated by
him for position of (British) paramount Shaikh of
the Shammar Jarba. " A1 Hadi was killed by the
Faddaghah in a war which rent the Shammar some
years - ago. Daham was appointed by us after the
Tel Afar coup in 1920, as we had to have somebody,
in spite of a fine outstanding against him which had
not been paid. While admitting that he is in a
difficult position owing (a) to his extreme youth, (b)
to the fact that he stands for law and order to turbu
lent spirits who dislike both intensely, he has so far
been an absolute failure from our point of view. He
has not asserted himself in the slightest and has not
tried to. Has taken Khawah very heavily and must
have become wealthy, although the large number of
slaves he keeps undoubtedly eats up a good deal. In
December, 1920, many of the “slaves were enrolled by
us as a garrison for Najmah. On return he relieved
them of their rifles and has not given them all back in
spite of frequent promises. With Ajil al Yawar
(q.v.), Daham came to Baghdad on the accession of
King Faisal. In the early part of 1922 Faisal
nominated Ajil as paramount Chief of the Shammar
Jarba in the place of Daham. Al Asi, however, has
refused to recognize Ajil as such, and so far Daham’s
position remains as formerly.
DAUD AL DAUD.
A chief of the Yezidis, lives at Mihrkhan. Owing to his
enmity with Hammu Shiru (q.v.), the paramount
Chief of the Yezidis, he was suspected of having a
pro-Turkish bias, but in reality is a good fellow and
as pro-British as Hammu Shiru himself. In March,
1921, he and Hammu became reconciled. Is much
respected in the Tel Afar district.