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66. Ahl el-'Ud.
A large and peaceful tribe living about 13 miles north-west of
Qa'tabah, and coming under the Turkish Kaimmakam of that place. They
live round Jebel Madra, and cultivate kat and cereals in Wadi Bana.
Hizam es-Sayadi is their chief Sheikh.
67. Udhdqah.
A Zeidi tribe who claim descent from 'Anazah and 'Adnan, and live
round Jebel Meswar to the west of 'Amran, where there is a strong
fortress at present occupied by the Turks. Their Emir is Seyyid
Mohammed ibn el-Hadi, a servant of the Imam.
68. Wa'zdt.
The Wa'zat occupy the country to the north of Loheia, which has
been the scene of the recent fighting between the Turks and the Idrisi.
To the north, Wadi 'Ain and Wadi Warith form the boundary between
them and the pro-Idrlsi tribe of Beni 'Abs ; to the east are the Beni
Nashar ; to the south their boundary is the Wadi Maur. including
Mu'taridh and Ghanamah, but not Zahirah, which belongs to the Beni
Jami'. Their chief villages are Mu'luq, near Jebel Tzzan in the district
of Jarb, and Deiramshuma, a fortified Turkish post about an hour south
of Wadi 'Ain. The paramount Sheikh is Hadi ibn Ahmed el-Heij,
a staunch supporter of the Turks who, always anxious to encourage the
Sunni opponents of the Idrisi, have made him Pasha and Mudir of the
district. He comes second to the Sherif Hamud, one of the Ashraf of
Sabia who have seceded from the Idrisi, and who as Kaimmakam of Loheia
governs the Wa'zat and their allies, the Beni Jami'. Ibn el-Heij has
long been opposed to the Idrisi, and three years ago the Idrisi captured
his brother 'Abdullah and still holds him prisoner. With the Beni 'Abs
the Wa'zat have an ancient feud. During the Turko-Italian War, Ibn
el-Heij wavered in his allegiance and took money from the Italians,
but in the past two years he has been most active on the Turkish side.
In September 1915 he raided the Beni 'Abs and was wounded. Idrisi
retaliated by cutting off his supplies, and Ibn el-Heij, finding him
self short of food and his followers beginning to desert, appealed to the
Imam for help. The latter sent the discouraging reply that he would
send troops if they were fed.
The W 7 a'zat are reported to number between 1,500 to 3,000 fighting
men. Sheikh 'Ali Ibrahim is the most important Sheikh after Hadi ibn
Ahmed el-Heij.
69. Ya'bir.
A tribe of the Isma'iliyah sect in the district of Haraz, which sided
with the Turks against the Imam in 1911.
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