Second Saudi–Rashidi War

Second Saudi-Rashidi War
Part of the Unification of Saudi Arabia and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I

Percy Cox (middle) and Gertrude Bell (right) with Ibn Saud (left) (1916)
Date26 December 1915 – October 1918
Location
Qassim region, Arabia
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Nejd and Hasa
Supported by:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Empire
Kuwait		 Jabal Shammar
Supported by:
Ottoman Empire
Ajman tribe
Commanders and leaders
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William Shakespear †		 Saud bin Abdulaziz
Saud bin Saleh Al Sabhan †
Strength
  • (1915) 2,000
  • (1918) 5,000
  • (1915) 1,800
  • (1918) Unknown

The Second Saudi-Rashidi War was fought between the British-aligned Emirate of Nejd and Hasa and the Ottoman-allied Emirate of Jabal Shammar.

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