'Military Report on Mesopotamia (Iraq)' [28r] (60/226)
The record is made up of 200p, 18cm. It was created in 1922. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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enforce its laws. Even the western tribes would be
satisfied with an arrangement whereby they could place
themselves under the patronage of the stronger or more
virile tribes.
At present the Baggarah and part of the Anizah have
declared for Syria under the French. The Jubur corre
spond affably with Iraq, Syria and Turkey; the Tai and
Shammar contrive to keep on good terms with the Turkish
and Arab Government ; while the Yezidis, although dis
satisfied, and settled inhabitants of the Tel Afar district
are for the nonce inclined to favo.ir Iraq and Faisal.
A breath of wind will send them all sailing in different
directions.
To a certain extent international politics are influenced
by the attitude of certain tribes. Thus the Shammar and
Anizah will never acknowledge the same governments as
this would seem to be surrendering their ancient vendetta
—much more important to either than the little troubles
of great or small states.
Punitive Measures .—The prospects of a single large
tribal force operating under a single individual are
remote. Even if Turkish intrigues succeeded in urging
the tribes to try a fall with the Arab Government, tribal
jealousies would prevent any co-ordination of effort. The
most likely contingency in the Jazirah for the Iraq
Government will be raiding carried out by Shammar
groups, perhaps joined by odd elements from various
tribes. The characteristics of the Badawin and of the
forces necessary to deal with them in revolt have been
adequately described under the Shammar Jarba and else
where. To recapitulate, the essential of a punitive force is
mobility, the ideal means for observation is the aeroplane,
whilst for administering the coup de grace mounted troops
or camel corps are the best force.
As the greater part of the inhabitants of Northern
Jazirah consist of herdsmen, certain large towns must
necessarily be used by them for supplies. The complete
subjugation of the Jazirah requires the occupation by
one or several allied powers working in co-operation of the
following towns: Mosul, Tel Afar, Nisibin, Bas al Ain,
Raqqah and Dair al Zor. The occupation of these towns,
together with a blockade of the main routes of commerce
between Iraq, Syria and
Anatolia
Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey.
, would ensure the
ultimate control of the whole Jazirah population. For
action against isolated tribes the necessary bases have
been indicated in the notes on the various tribes.
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This volume was produced for the General Staff of the British Forces in Iraq and was published in 1922. It covers the Northern Jazirah area of Iraq which is one of ten areas covered by the volumes produced in the same series. The various chapters of the book cover history, geography, climate, natural resources, ethnography, tribes, and personalities of the Northern Jazirah. The volume also covers the communications and strategic and tactical infrastructure of the area. All of the content is produced with the aim of providing basic military intelligence to forces operating in Iraq at the time.
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- 200p, 18cm
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The volume includes a table of contents from folios 5 to 6, and appendices and index from folios 99 to 107.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 111; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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