Battle of Sarif The
Battle of Sarif was a conflict between the
Sheikhdom of Kuwait and the
Emirate of Jabal Shammar which was fought from 1900 to 1901. It began in mid-December 1900, when the emir of Kuwait,
Mubarak Al-Sabah launched a raid into central Arabia. It saw moderate initial success, with the Kuwaitis moving into Najd towards the end of February 1901, and having captured
Unaizah,
Buraidah and
Al Zulfi by 11 March. Most of
Riyadh was also captured (except for the besieged citadel), from where the Kuwaitis attempted to march on
Ha'il, and on 11 March the Kuwaitis began a pursuit of the emir of Jabal Shammar, who was thought to be in the vicinity of
Ha'il. However, Kuwaiti success saw a reversal on 17 March 1901 when the Kuwaiti army was defeated in the Battle of Sarif. Upon hearing of this defeat,
Ibn Saud, who was besieging the
Masmak fort in Riyadh (which was defended by Aljan ibn Muhammad), hastily retreated to Kuwait, and the emir of Kuwait followed suit, arriving in Kuwait on 31 March.
Battle of Rakhima The
Battle of Al-Rakhima was a raid launched by
Kuwaiti forces on the
Shammar tribes affiliated with the ruler of Hail in 1901 in the Al-Rakhima region in northwestern
Kuwait after his withdrawal from
Al-Jahra and some villages adjacent to Al-Jahra.
Siege of Masmak Fort King Abdulaziz besieged Ibn Rashid's garrison in Al-Masmak Palace for 40 days, during which there were periods of fighting between the two parties. King Abdulaziz began implementing a plan to dig a tunnel leading to Al-Masmak Palace, but he stopped after he received news of the negative news of the adverse developments that occurred in the Battle of Al-Sarif, and the defeat of Sheikh Mubarak's army, which forced him to lift the siege of Al-Masmak Palace and leave Riyadh.
Siege of Al-Jahra The siege of Al-Jahra on March 31. Ibn Rashid succeeded in occupying and besieging Jahra, and Kurdi Ibn Tawala Al Shamri attacked the wells of Kuwait and occupied a border area. Ibn Tawala succeeded with 200 camels in occupying and besieging some Kuwaiti areas, and Jaber Al Sabah's forces surrendered near Al Rakhima, and 200 Kuwaitis were captured and some Kuwaiti forces fled, but after the victory, the Rashid forces withdrew from Jahra after 3 weeks of control. == References ==