ملف ١٢/١٠ أخبار الصحراء: هزيمة الإخوان على يد ابن سعود (معركة السبلة، ١٩٢٩)؛ العمليات ضد المتمردين [و‎‎١‎١‎٥] (٣٨٢/٢٣٦)

Telegram (c).
Proa Political, Kuwait.
To
No.
Resident, Bushlre;
copy by post to P.A
repeated to Baghdad & Basrah;
• 9 Bahrain.
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1 19*
Dated 3rd March < 929 .
My tele&r^a No. n 6 . It appears from the report of the
Sh&iKh's patrols *nd the statement of a Salabl whom the
raiders captured md subsequently released that the raiding
party was about six hundred strong and consisted of two
standards only - those of Ibn Shuqair and Fuqm. Ibn Laai was
not present, and the other standards reported were only
cloths displayed as a ruse.
As a result of the fight this morning nine Ikhwan and ten
' Iraq tribesmen are known to have been killed and two of the
latter brought into hospital wounded. The Ikhsan are known
to have had some wounded.
Car patrol saw the bomoing by the aeroplanes and speak most
enthusiastically of their work. They say however that owing
to the sandy nature of the ground many of the bombs did not
explode. As far as they know only three camels and one mare
were killed and three men wounded.
As the raiders are hampered by the plundered sheep, they can
hardly be out of Kuwait territory by tomorrow morning, Mon
day.
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3-3*19
Telegram (0.
Prom Special? Basrah.
To Political, Kuwait.
No. I-4C.
Dated 3rd March 19^9*
Aircraft caught the raiders twenty niles froa Kuwait near
Warah and engaged them with machine ^una and bombs, lesults
satisfactory but casualties difficult to estimate. One
direct hit on group of white tents with a party of men
outside. Haiders had with them about 5,000 sheep and 400
camels and subjected aircraft to heavy rifle fire, killing
one wireless operator. After the action the raiders divided
and proceeded to retreat rapidly south.
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