Ikhwan raids on Transjordan
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title:
Ikhwan raids on Transjordan
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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 p
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1922–1924 armed conflict in the Middle East
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikhwan_raids_on_Transjordan
date created:
2011-03-16T17:49:00Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T23:30:58Z
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