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Battle of Jabal Shammar (1929)

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Battle of Jabal Shammar
Part of Ikhwan revolt
DateAugust 1929
Location
Result Saudi victory
Belligerents

 Ikhwan

 Hejaz and Nejd

Commanders and leaders
Ikhwan Azaiyiz bin Faisal  Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd Nida bin Naheer 
Strength
500 men 1,500 men
Casualties and losses
450 killed 500 killed
1,000 killed[1]

The Battle of Jabal Shammar, or Battle of Umm Radh'ma (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة أُمّ رَضْمَة, romanizedMaʿrakat Umm Raḍmah), took place in August 1929, between a raiding rebellious Ikhwan party and the ally tribes of Ibn Saud. It was the second largescale engagement of the Ikhwan revolt in Arabia. The rebel Ikhwan tribesmen were defeated by the pro-Saudi forces.

Scope of the battle

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After the defeat in Sabillah, Ikhwan tribesmen and government troops clashed again in the Jabal Shammar region, in August 1929, resulting in the deaths of some 1,000 men.[1]

According to Ibn Saud Information Resource, the battle, fought between Ikhwan raiders under command of Azaiyiz, son of Faisal al-Dawish, and the Saudi forces of Shammar tribesmen, under the leadership of Nida bin Naheer, was "furious" and "many fell".[2] The Ikhwan movement suffered many more casualties than the Shammer, and Nida from the Shammar fell in the battle.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b University of Central Arkansas, Middle East/North Africa/Persian Gulf Region[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "King Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) Information Resource - Battle of Sibilla (1)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-08-15.