ملف رقم ٣٣٠٠ لسنة ١٩١٦ الجزء ٢ "نشرات عدن: (يناير ١٩١٧ إلى ديسمبر ١٩١٧)" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٠] (٦٢٠/٣١٩)

27th LBTTBK.
Secret. Aden Residency.
The 20th September 1917.
Lear Sir Reginald Wingate,
One of the Abdali Sultan's informants reports
that the Turks met the Zaidis at jabl-al-Takar and
defeated them and that the latter fled to Mirao. The
Turks who followed them have occupied luirao after a
fight. Sheikh Mahomed Hassan has fled vide para 2 (5)
below.
2. Mr. Husen Abdul Kadir Makawi has sent in the
following news:-
(1) News received from dizan by Cowasji's steamer
which arrived on Sunday tends to show that the Ednssi
now is taking or is anxious to take, a more vigorous
policy. He is trying to raise a force to oe drawn from
rt ou Arish, Subiah, Beni Zaila and others, and is sending
his Sheikhs to collect them. He is also reported to have
made some arrangements with CJiieis of Hashid and ^akil
tribes, and to be taking hostages from them. He has
already brought some hundreds of these Zaidees who, till
the steamer left dizan, were to be seen in the Gama
mosques at Meedi and Gizan, and also in the Meedi coffee
shops and other buildings there. some of them have had
to be accomodated in private houses belonging to
E&rissi subjects there.
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(2) Reports coming from Edrissite sources state
that fighting is going on with the Turks in Asir, and
with the imam's men at Gabal Razeh which is aoout 5 .