"كُتيّب اليمن" [ظ‎‎٣‎٠] (١٩٠/٦٥)

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feud. During the Turko-Italian war Ibn el-Heij wavered
in his allegiance and took money from the Italians; but
m 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 himself 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.
T he \\ a azat are reported to number between 1 500
to 3,000 fighting men. Sheikh ( Ali Ibrahim is the most
important Sheikh after Ibn el-Heij.
2.—Jami'.
A Shafe'i tribe living just north of Loheiah and east as
far as Zahirah, which is their chief village. In 1911 thev
ought the Turks on behalf of Idrisi, but they are now
close allies of [bn el-Heij of the Wa 'azat. The chief Sheiffli
is Mohammed Zeid, who comes from the Ashraf of Sabiyah
tt M ; idl ; Zahirah. He is under his cousin Sherif
xiamud, the Kaimakam of Loheiah, who lives at Mu'taredh
and governs the Beni Jami' and Wa azat.
3,—Qeis, Beni.
t " ni Qei8 occupy the Wadi Mur and Wadi Laa
ri COnfluence near Raighah for a day's march east-
f C Z 18 , Wel1 watered with wrings and
over tfp The hill-camels of the Beni Qeis take
ZL 1°^ from the P la ins, and carry the
and Ha^i } i 10U t L 1 dlfficult passes leading to Suq Shiris
Pasha of ^Rfli . if Sheikl1 is ^^ullah Bom
the Turks !f a ' W ® e father was Kaimakam under .
Ire now in 'r a T 7 in 5 Ue ? tial man ' but the B ^i Qeis
men g t0Wards Idrtsi - Th ^ are a bout 2/000
The principal villages are Raighah and Tor Musallaim