Battle of Al-Regeai

The Battle
In 1928, Battle of Al-Regaei took place and was considered the last military battle in Kuwait's early history. The battle took place in January during the reign of His Highness the 10th Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In this battle, vehicles were used for the first time in Kuwaiti warfare. The battle was brought to effect by a raid of the Ikhwan group on a number of Kuwaiti bedwins who were farming in an area designated " Umm Al-Ruweisat", located in the northwest of Al-Jahra. The Ikhwan force which consisted of some five hundred horsemen and camel riders killed the innocent bedwins and looted their farms.

The dreadful news reached Kuwait City and prompted the battle Commander of Defense and Security Forces Sheikh Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah to form an army commanded by battle cavalry commanders Sheikhs Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah, Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah, and Abdullah Jaber Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah. Vehicle armed men from Al-Jahra and Kuwait city joined the battle formation contingent lead by H.E.Sheikh Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah.

The assaulters were chased to Al-Batin valley, west of Al-Jahra and were cut off there. Kuwaiti Forces lead by H.E.Sheikh Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah fought the Ikhwan group and inflicted heavy casualties on the assaulters forcing them to retreat from the assaulted farming areas. While the perpetrators were retreating, H.E. Sheikh Ali Al-Salem was not satisfied with the result and chased the perpetrators to Al-Batin valley with his soldiers. H.E. Sheikh Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah was injured and remained in the valley.

As time passed H.E.Sheikh Abdullah Jaber Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah; lead the cavalry on a combative search rescue to locate H.E.Sheikh Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah and his soldiers. To the disappointment, the vehicle of the commander of Defense and Security Forces H.E.Sheikh Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah was found stuck and raided by the enemy.

Following the murder of shahid H.E.Sheikh Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah; the Emir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ordered that Defense and Security Forces in Al-Jahra outside the wall of Kuwait fall under the command of H.E.Sheikh Abdullah Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah; the Commander General of Defense and Security Forces from 1928-1938.

The Defense and Security Forces in metropilitan and desert areas later formed the Kuwaiti Army within the Kuwaiti Public Security Force.