'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [‎113r] (230/470)

DULAIM DIVISION.
Administration Report for the Dulaim Division for 1918.
1. Political and Tribal.— Only recently has the whole of the Dulaim Division
come under our administration.
At the commencement of the year our advanced troops were just up-stream
of Ramadi, facing the Turks in Hit, while in between was no man’s land.
The occupation of Hit on 9th March 1918 was followed by the battle of Khan
Baghdadi on 26th March 1918, and the pursuit of the Turks to ‘Anah and beyond,
and our administration was extended to the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mu‘aliyah (T.C. 146A.DD 36 a.c.),
the boundary of the Turkish nahiyah of Hit.
The Turks re-occupied ‘Anah towards the end of April; but, although our
advanced troops were not above Sahiliyah, no difficulty was found in administering
the area in front of our line. In fact the inhabitants from Jubbah and ‘Alus were
continually coming in and asking to have their cases tried and settled by the
Assistant Political Officer at Hit. Some it was found possible to deal with, but
a number, necessitating recovering from tribes not under our control, had to be left,
as Nijris al Qa‘ud, the hostile Shaikh of the Albu Nimr, was encamped below
Hadithah and the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mffialiyah was found to be the limit of safety for any
action by Shabanahs.
On 6 th October 1918 the Turks left ‘Anah and the inhabitants of ‘Anah coming
down river reported that the town was anxiously awaiting our arrival.
On 31st October 1918, attended by L.A.M., cars, and a tribal escort under three
of the leading Dulaim Shaikhs, a Political Officer established himself in ‘Anah
without interference or opposition, and to the great relief of the population.
The Shaikhs of the local tribes came ip to see him at once, and Nijris al Qa‘ud,
who had fled into the desert, sent to ask under what terms he might be allowed in.
Shortly after Al Qaim was visited, and the occupation of the Dulaim Division
was completed.
The main portion of the inhabitants belong to the large group of tribes of
Zubaid stock from which the Division takes its name. The Dulaim, however, are
not united under one Shaikh.
The confederation can be split into eight main sections :—
Section.
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Shaikh.
(1) Albu ‘Alwan
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- Jasim al Muhammad,
Muhannah al Muhammad.
(2) Albu Dhiyab
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- Mushin ibn Hardan,
Shaukah ibn Mutlaq.
(3) Albu Fahad
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- Abdul Jabbar al Bishar.
(4) Albu Tsa -
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- Harat al Jasim.
(5) Al Jumailah
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- ‘Abbas al Jassam.
( 6 ) Al Muhamdah
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- Habib al Shallal.
(7) Albu Nimr
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- Fahad al Hillal,
Nijris al Qa‘ud.
( 8 ) Albu Rudaini
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- ‘Ali ibn Sulaiman.
Of these sections, the Albu Tsa and Al Jumailah are not Dulaim by race.
In. addition there are several subsections who have broken away and whose
shaikhs have become entirely independent.
The largest tribe in the Division not connected with Dulaim are the Zoba‘
(Shammar) who, united under Dhari ibn Dhahir, cultivate the lands watered by the
Abu Ghuraib and Radhwaniyah Canals.
In addition there are various extraneous tribes, but most of these are dependent.
A peculiarity of the Division are the non-tribal communities of Anah, Hadithah,
‘Alus, Jubbah, and Hit.
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