"تقرير عسكري عن بلاد الرافدين (العراق)" [و‎‎٨‎٣] (٢٢٦/١٧٠)

ABDULLAH 1BN SAIYID WAHAD, SAIYID.
Is the head of the Tel Afar Baivkls (Shi’ah), the chief
members being besides himself Muttalib, Ali
Sulaiman and Saiyid Riza. Is opposecTAnore par
ticularly to the family of Haji Yunus Agha. A
morose, moody man, who could have great influence.
Continually intriguing against the aghas. Showed
himself friendly towards us and salr'On Municipal
Council. His part in the Tel Afar rising in 1920
is not clear, but he went over the border on our
occupation. His house was destroyed. He made
submission on payment of a light fine. Professes
great loyalty and is vouched for by Mustafa Sirri of
Mosul.
AHMAD AL KHUDAIYIR.
Of Tel Afar district. Shaikh of the Juhaish. Very
old and infirm. In Turkish times frequently in
trouble with the Government owing to the rather
turbulent character of the Juhaish. Until the Tel
Afar coup the Juhaish gave iis' a little trouble, but
certain elements joined with the Sharifian forces,
and Salih, Ahmad al Khudaiyir’s sonj~ was killed
attacking the A.P.O.’s house at Tel Afar, a
sore blow to the old man. He made sub-
mission~ was very slow in fulfilling the terms,
but finally paid up in December, 1920. Much
respected; does not control all the Juhaish,
especially the Ujjan, and the associated Tai sections.
Suffers from chTSnic asthma: had certain influence
in Tel Afar, but is getting too old to do anything
else but invoke the Deity. The Turks sent him
several intriguing letters in December, 1920.
AHMAD AL SENUSSI, SHAIKH.
After his defeat in Western Egypt early in the war,
went to Constantinople. After the war he left on an
alleged journey to Mecca. He made no secret of
his partiality for the cause of the Turkish
Nationalists, and attended the Sivas Conference in
October, 1919. On December 13th, 1920, he was given
a brilliant reception at Angora, and it is reported
that Mustafa Kemal offered him the Califate, which
he refused. Said to have been sent subsequently to
Diarbekr by Mustafa Kemal, who is using him as
the leader of Islamic anti-British propaganda. Has