The Archive · 1927

Trouble on Arabian Frontier

Advance of Wahabis Against Koweit Basra, Nov. 28.

The Sheith of Kowelt (in Arabia) has been urgently recalled from his visit to Basra owing to the advan of a large force of Wahabis under Feisal ed Dowish against Koweit. Every effort is being made to cope with the emergency" and the tribesmen on the Koweit frontier.

It had previously been reported that Dowish had concentrated 5,000 troops on the Iraq border following, dispute over the construction 1 police post at Nasiriyeh, which. Dowish's brother attacked November 14, killing five policemen and 12 labourers.

British bombing planes have reccontly been closely watching the frontier—Reuter.

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