Ikhwan raid on Busayya

Ikhwan raid on Busayya
	Part of Ikhwan Revolt
Date	5 November 1927
Location	Al-Busayyah, Mandatory Iraq
Result	Inconclusive Ikhwan destruction of a police fort near Al-Busayyah; Ikwan-Saudi failure to curb Iraqi military presence near Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone; Additional forts constructed and occupied by Iraqi troops; RAF bombing of Najd; Beginning of the Ikhwan Revolt;
Belligerents
Ikhwan Mutayr tribe; otaibah tribe;	Mandatory Iraq 1 Police fort;
Commanders and leaders
Faisal al-Duwaish	Faisal I
Strength
100 Mutayr tribesmen	~15 Iraqi policemen
Casualties and losses
14 killed	6 policemen killed

The Ikhwan raid on Busayya in Iraq occurred on 5 November 1927.^[2] Elements of the Ikhwan, mainly consisting of the Mutayr tribe under Faisal al-Duwaish, raided southern Iraq, clashing with Iraqi troops near Al Busayya^[1] This attack later became known as the beginning of the Ikhwan rebellion.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Daniel Silverfarb (May 1982). "Great Britain, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia: The Revolt of the Ikhwan, 1927-1930" (PDF). The International History Review. 4 (2): 226–227. JSTOR 40105200.
^ ^a ^b ^c Clive Leatherdale. Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939: the Imperial Oasis. p.95.

[dan-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Daniel Silverfarb (May 1982). "Great Britain, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia: The Revolt of the Ikhwan, 1927-1930" (PDF). The International History Review. 4 (2): 226–227. JSTOR 40105200.

[leatherdale95-2] Clive Leatherdale. Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939: the Imperial Oasis. p.95.

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