Ikhwan raid on Busayya

Date5 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^[1]
• Additional forts constructed and occupied by Iraqi troops^[1]
• RAF bombing of Najd^[1]
• Beginning of the Ikhwan Revolt^[2]

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[1] Additional forts constructed and occupied by Iraqi troops[1] RAF bombing of Najd[1] Beginning of the Ikhwan Revolt[2]
Belligerents
Ikhwan Mutayr	Mandatory Iraq 1 Police fort
Commanders and leaders
Faisal al-Duwaish	Faisal I
Strength
100 Mutayr tribesmen[1]	~15 Iraqi policemen[1]
Casualties and losses
20 killed	6 policemen killed[1]

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]