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Emir Ali Starts Defensive on Wahari Forces

September 24, 1924
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The war between Sultan Ibn Saoud, the leader of the Wahabis and the King of the Hedjas, Hussein, continues/ Hussein’s troops, beseiging the city of Taif, have not been able to recapture the city from the Wahabis.

A new offensive on the Wahabi forces is being organized under the leadership of Emir Ali, the eldest son of King Hussein and Commander of the Hedjas army.

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