ملف ١٩١٦/٣٣٠٠ جزء ٣ "رسائل أنباء عدن: ١٩١٩-١٩٢٠" [و‎‎٤‎٧‎٥] (٦٣٣/٣٠٤)

iron the reports received from uodeida during
this week 9 Jatoel iiura appe. re to have been re^oooupied by
the idriai• ihere are, however, eonflicting reports about
hiqab, the Imfiti's head-quartere on Jabel Bura* It was re* i
ported to have been eaptured on the 18th i'ebru&rjr but a
later report states that it is besieged by the ^uhras #
A large Imamie fores is s^dd to have attacked
Jabel bahir and recaptured all the villages, driving away
the Idri&l fores to the bass of the mountain#
fhs disposition of the Idrisi-^uhra combination
en the (.uhra border as given in one ef the reports is as
follews;*
t&eikh Abu hadl (the iunra head Jaeikh) with his men is
stationed at Ain; Bhelkh Yehia All i. user!a at ^hutaba; umer
ftaghoer ai Attai,dhsikh Ismail Bagaawi at ub*l f ^iheikh Abdul*
lah ^ujriktr in the vicinity sf Beni Bead; and sheikh hhusam
at Beni Hamadi#
Die people of Kelma art reported to have revolted
against the imam#
On 17th rebrury a party sf the Imam’s men raided
and partially burnt dhelkh Abu Had!*8 village,Ain,(3 hours
from Bejil) retiring after looting the piece# Turks formed
a strong leaven in this party.
The Idrisl is said to have lately eent one big
and