"تقرير عسكري عن بلاد الرافدين (العراق)" [ظ‎‎٩‎٢] (٢٢٦/١٨٩)

170
Stages.-^ Mile.
( 1 ) Homaidat 8
( 2 ) Abu Maria 28
(3) Tel Afar 37
(4) Ain Hisan 52
(5) Ain Ghazal 68
( 6 ) A1 Bidea ... ... ... ... 96
(7) Fadhgham 128
( 8 ) Khabur 142
(9) Tel Suwar 160
( 10 ) Busairah 190
( 11 ) Dair al Zor ... ... ... ... ... 214
It will be seen that the route is passable for an infantry
force up to a division as far as Ain Ghazal, while from
there to Balad Sinjar, which is 7 miles to the north-west.
From Ain Ghazal, the route is only passable to L.A.M.
cars and two cavalry regiments at the most.
2. MOSUL to TEL AFAB.
(i) Via Homaidat and Abu Maria as for Route 1.
(ii) Via Jabal Atshan and Muwaili.
Genem/. This route is passable with difficulty through
out for Ford vans. The only difficult portion is that
through the Jabal Atshan, where a week’s labour on a
small pass about 1 mile long would render the whole road
passable for wheels.
Water. —Muwaili, mile 13, sufficient for two cavalry
regiments.
Tel Afar, mile 34, sufficient for one division. Water for
one cavalry regiment could be obtained at Tel Mujarinah,
mile 22 .
Supplies. — Nil.
Transport. —N il.
Fuel. — Nil.
Obstacles—¥ ass in Jabal Atshan, mile 8 to 9 ; 700 day
men to remove stones and widen track.
Grazing. — Nil, owing to cultivation.
Camps. —For one brigade at each stage.
Inhabitants.—Friendly Jubur tribesmen and Tel
Afaris.