Ikhwan raids on Transjordan
| Ikhwan raids on Transjordan | |||||||||
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| Part of the Unification of Saudi Arabia | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Support: | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Eqab bin Mohaya Faisal al-Duwaish |
Abdullah I Minwer Shtewi Al-Hadid † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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1,500 raiders (1922) 3,000–4,000 or 4,500 camel raiders | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 500+ killed (1924) | 130 tribesmen killed or wounded (1924) | ||||||||
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Population of two small villages massacred | |||||||||
The Ikhwan raids on Transjordan were a series of attacks by the Ikhwan, irregular Arab tribesmen of Najd, on the Emirate of Transjordan between 1922 and 1924. The repeated Wahhabi incursions from Najd into southern parts of his territory were the most serious threat to Emir Abdullah I's position in Transjordan. The emir was powerless to repel these raids by himself, thus the British maintained a military base, with a small air force, at Marka, close to Amman. The British military force was the primary obstacle against the Ikhwan, and ultimately helped Abdullah to secure his rule over Transjordan.