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Formerly a turbulent tribe who gave much trouble to the
British force in this province during the Great War. Their
disarmament by the Iranians took some years. They are now
ruled direct by an Iranian Governor with a military escort of
100 men at Khafajiyeh (Susangird), the headquarters of the
Beni Turuf. Road Guard and police posts have been established,
with customs posts along the Iraq border.
Destruction of their bu'Taloes in a rising in 1928, combined
with bad harvests, impoverished the tribesmen, numbers of
whom have gone to Ahwaz and Abadan to find work on the railway
and in the oil company.
(b) Beni Saleh and Shurafa —about 8,000 souls; fighting
strength 2,000. Located in the Hawizeh (Havizeh) district
west of Ahwaz. Sedentary, cultivating wheat, barley and a
little rice. Allied to the Beni Turuf and would support them
in war. Now very scattered. Controlled bv the same Iranian
Governor as the Beni Turuf.
('■) The Beni Tumin or Beni Malik —about 7 ,.j 00 souls, with
2,000 lighting men. Sunni Mohammedans. Located between
Ahwaz, Hawizeh (Havizeh) and the Karun. Nomadic shepherds
who own large Hocks of sheep and herds of cattle and camels.
Formerly notorious robbers ; only nominally under the control
of the Sheikh of Mohammerah (Khorramshaiir). Now disarmed
and under direct control of Iranian authorities at Qajarieh,
(on the right bank of Karun river approximately 22 miles S.-S.-W
of Ahwaz). Administration through remaining sheikhs who have
to live at Qajarieh and are completely under Government
control.
(d) The Beni Lam. —10,000 souls with 2,000 figthim' men.
Located on both banks of the Karkheh river, north of Hawizeh
(Havizeh) and Beni Turuf districts. Main portion of the Beni
Lam live in the Amara district of Iraq and are not included in
this report. Iranian section gradually drifting away from Iraqi
a* 1 u tnl>e ' XeV(T com P leteI y under the control of the Sheikh
<>f Mohammerah. Some sections were notorious robbers. They
include both sedentary and seminomadic elements. Owing to
proximity to Iraq border, may have retained a large proportion
of rides than other tribes in the province.
(e) The Al Kathir—about 8,000 souls, with 2,000 fichtimr
men. Located between the Diz and Karkheh rivers. A sedenL
.ary n ibe, who cultivate wheat, barley and rice and own large
Hocks of sheep and goats and a considerable number of cattle and
•camels. Inclined to be lawless and still, on occasions rob in the