Siege of Al Jahra
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siege of Al-Jahra | |||||||
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Part of Kuwaiti–Rashidi war | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
British Empire | Emirate of Jabal Shammar | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mubarak I | Abd al-Aziz II | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
5,500 | 3,500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Dozens of dead Dozens of wounded 200 Captive | Unknown |
The siege of Al-Jahra on March 31. Ibn Rashid succeeded in occupying and besieging Jahra, and Kurdi Ibn Tawala Al Shamri attacked the wells of Kuwait and occupied a border area. Ibn Tawala succeeded with 200 camels in occupying and besieging some Kuwaiti areas, and Jaber Al Sabah's forces surrendered near Al Rakhima, and 200 Kuwaitis were captured and some Kuwaiti forces fled, but after the victory, the Rashid forces withdrew from Jahra after 3 weeks of control.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ سلطان بن محمد القاسمي, سلطان بن محمد (2006). بيان الكويت [Kuwaiti Statement] (in Arabic) (1 ed.). Kuwait: المؤسسه العربيه للدراسات والنشر. pp. 136–138. ISBN 9789953368054.