Ikhwan raid on Busayya

Ikhwan raid on Busayya
Part of Ikhwan Revolt
Date5 November 1927
Location
Result

Inconclusive

Belligerents

Ikhwan

Mandatory Iraq

  • 1 Police fort
Commanders and leaders
Faisal al-Duwaish Faisal I
Strength
100 Mutayr tribesmen ~15 Iraqi policemen
Casualties and losses
20 killed 6 policemen killed

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