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Sherabiyin.
( Originally the Sherabiyin formed part of the famous
Zubaid tribe of Iraq. Two hundred years ago they
migrated northwards and eventually settled as nomads
in the area Jazirah ibn Omar-Jabal Abd al Aziz.
The Sherabiyin have played an insignificant part in
desert politics, and are looked down upon as the weakest
tribe in Northern Jazirah. During the Tel Afar dis
turbances in 1920 one or two tribal horsemen joined in
the wholesale looting that took place. Eventually part
of the tribe joined Bilaibil’s band, and in an air raid
the chief’s daughter was killed.
The Sherabiyin are nomadic, wandering between the
Musharah Dagh and the Jabal Abd al Aziz. They possess
considerable herds—5,000 sheep, 1,100 cattle—and are for
this reason forced to follow grazing far afield.
The tribe pays tribute to A1 Asi, Daham al Hadi and
Mijwal al Far is, all of the Shammar Jarba, with whom
they generally winter. The two sections of the
Sherabiyin, viz., Ubaid and Tahat, are under the
patronage respectively of the Jubur and Muhammad,
Shaikh of the Tai. They would appear to act as
brigands for their respective tribes.
The tribe is ordy accessible to aeroplane action, as it
has no fixed abode and has the whole Jazirah in which
to wander. In winter their tents usually lie north of
the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Suwaidiyah between the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Safina and
Musharah Dagh. In the summer they are scattered in
little encampments between the latter place and the Jabal
Abd al Aziz.