Battle of Jabal Shammar (1929)
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The Battle of Jabal Shammar, or Battle of Umm Radh'ma (Arabic: Maaraka Umm Radh'ma معركة أم رضمة) took place on August 1929, between a raiding rebellious Ikhwan
party and the ally tribes of Ibn Saud. It was the second large scale engagement of the Ikhwan Revolt
in Arabia. The rebel Ikhwan tribesmen were defeated by the loyal pro-Saudi forces.
, Ikhwan tribesmen and government troops clashed again in the Jabal Shammar region, on August 1929, resulting in the deaths of some 1,000 men.
According to Ibn Saud Information Resource, the battle, fought between Ikhwan raiders under command of Azaiyiz, son of Faisal al-Dawish, and the loyal Saudi forces of Shammar tribesmen, under the leadership of Nida bin Naheer, was "furious" and "many fell". Both party leaders, Azaiyiz of the Ikhwan and Nida of the Shammar fell in the battle.
Ikhwan
The Ikhwan was the Islamic religious militia which formed the main military force of the Arabian ruler Ibn Saud and played a key role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula, in his new state of Saudi Arabia. The Ikhwan were made up of Bedouin tribes...
party and the ally tribes of Ibn Saud. It was the second large scale engagement of the Ikhwan Revolt
Ikhwan Revolt
The Ikhwan Revolt had begun in 1927, when elements of the Ikhwan, the radical irregular tribesmen of Arabia, undermined the authority of Ibn Saud and begun raiding neighbouring Iraq and Kuwait. The relations between the House of Saud and the Ikhwans deteriorated into an open bloody feud in December...
in Arabia. The rebel Ikhwan tribesmen were defeated by the loyal pro-Saudi forces.
Scope of the battle
After the defeat in SabillahBattle of Sabilla
The Battle of Sabilla was the main battle of the Ikhwan Revolt in northern Arabia between the rebellious Ikhwan forces and the army of Ibn Saud. It was the last major battle, where one side rode camels, as the Ikhwan emphasized radical conservatism, shunned technological modernization...
, Ikhwan tribesmen and government troops clashed again in the Jabal Shammar region, on August 1929, resulting in the deaths of some 1,000 men.
According to Ibn Saud Information Resource, the battle, fought between Ikhwan raiders under command of Azaiyiz, son of Faisal al-Dawish, and the loyal Saudi forces of Shammar tribesmen, under the leadership of Nida bin Naheer, was "furious" and "many fell". Both party leaders, Azaiyiz of the Ikhwan and Nida of the Shammar fell in the battle.