LOOT RECOVERED.
WAHABI RAIDERS CAUGHT. (.loceived 1.30 p.m.") LONDON, January 29. The Basra corespondent of the "Times" I states that a Wahabi force of 300 camel riders and 100 horsemen raided Koweit. slaughtered many tribesmen and seized camels and cattle. The authorities hurriedly dispatched a punitive force of thirty armed cars and 100 cavalry, and also camelry which overtook the raiders. A fierce battle ensued at Rukkai. The wounded include three Wahabi sheikhs. The Koweit natives were victorious and recovered their loot.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 25, 31 January 1928, Page 7
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82LOOT RECOVERED. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 25, 31 January 1928, Page 7
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