'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [‎21v] (47/470)

{d) Nida Tribe .—Shaikh Furaiyih, one of the few tribal personalities in the
District. The Nida are settled on the banks of the Naft River, and are owners
of large flocks of camels. Chief cultivation, shitwi.
Shaikh Furaiyih is getting old and his son, ‘Ulaiwi, now manages the tribe,
and generally comes to Mandali to represent his father.
Their behaviour during the year has been satisfactory. Furaiyih was one
of the two shaikhs who represented this district at the G.O.C. in Chief’s Reception
at Baghdad in September.
(e) Sa'adah Tribe .—In the summer cultivating in the Nuqaiyib date gardens, and
in the winter on Tahmayah lands at the tail of the Naft River. At the time of
our occupation ‘Abdul ‘Aziz was shaikh of the tribe, but, as he was found unsatis
factory An East India Company trading post. both to Government and his tribe, he was replaced in favour of Hawi ibn
Shabib.
The tribe has not been entirely satisfactory and had to be heavily fined for
repeated robberies on the Mandali-Qazani road.
(/) Al Mu'alia. —Shaikh, Mahmud al Sacham. During the early part of the
year the Mu‘alla were kept busy owing to the activities of the notorious ‘Ali Shimal,
of the Kurdish section of Al Mu‘alla, who repeatedly descended from the hills to
raid. Conditions were so bad that they were supplied with rifles by Government
to defend themselves. This step was effective in stopping ‘Ali Shimal from farther
outrages.
(g) Al Hamad. —Shaikh, ‘Abdul Hasan, a leading personality in the District,
and better educated than the majority of Arab shaikhs. His cousin, Rashid al
‘Abbas, is inclined to intrigue, with a view of supplanting ‘Abdul Hasan from the
shaikhship. The tribe cultivates in the Tursaq area and behaviour has been satis
factory An East India Company trading post. .
(h) Albu Jawari. —Shaikh, Mutlaq al Farman. Cultivate in Tahmayah lands
in winter. Mutlaq has been advanced Rs. 1,500 to clear out a canal. The tribe
is a small one, but own considerable flocks of camels, which have been working for
Government transport.
(i) In addition to the above there are numerous small sections, mainly off
shoots of larger tribes, among whom may be mentioned the following :—
Al Mas‘ud, Al Ma‘dan, Al Huraith, Bani ‘Uqbah, Albu Faraj, Al Maiyah,
Al Ja‘far, ‘Awadil and Al Zargosh.