Battle of Suq al-Sheioukh (sep 1, 1920 – sep 4, 1920)
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On August 27, the governor of Nasiriyah, Mager Dijbren, who was a former political governor in 1918, visited the town of Suq al-Sheioukh[35].Where he met with the chiefs of the town and tried to convince them not to join the revolution. As soon as Magoger Digber has returned to the city of Nasiriyah, he wrote a report to the British governor in Baghdad, Arnold Wilson[36]. The assistant of the political ruler of the town, Captain Platts and his British companions, managed to escape from the town on September 1 by a British steamer anchored there and the ship steered them safely towards Nasiriyah[37]. There was no looting for the town of Souq al-Sheioukh, as the rest of the towns of lewaa Muntafiq suffered from looting and destruction of the governmental Sarai. Sheioukh Muhammad Hassan al-Haidar managed to preserve all these properties[38].On 4 September, two military ships left Nasiriyah and the two ships arrived at the Hawar, located south of Souq al-Sheioukh. Both were heavily armed by the rebels and a battle between the two sides lasted for approximately half an hour
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1920 Iraqi revolt
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