Kuwait-Najd War

Kuwait-Najd War
Part of Unification of Saudi Arabia
Date 1919-1920 Location Sheikhdom of Kuwait Sultanate of Nejd Result Kuwaiti victory Ikhwan retreat
Combatants
Sultanate of Nejd Ikhwan	Sheikhdom of Kuwait  British Empire British Raj
Commanders and leaders
Faisal al-Dwaish	Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
Strength
5000 cavalrymen	2000 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses
Unknown killed	200 Kuwaitis killed

Sultanate of Nejd

Sheikhdom of Kuwait
 British Empire

The Kuwait–Najd War erupted in the aftermath of World War I. The war occurred because Ibn Saud wanted to annex Kuwait. The sharpened conflict between Kuwait and Najd led to the death of hundreds of Kuwaitis. The war resulted in sporadic border clashes throughout 1919–1920.

Following the Kuwait–Najd War, Ibn Saud imposed a trade blockade against Kuwait for 14 years from 1923 until 1937. The goal of the Saudi economic and military attacks on Kuwait was to annex as much of Kuwait's territory as possible. At the in 1922, the boundaries of Kuwait and Najd were set. Kuwait had no representative at the Uqair conference. Ibn Saud persuaded Sir Percy Cox to give him two-thirds of Kuwait's territory. More than half of Kuwait was lost due to Uqair. After the Uqair conference, Kuwait was still subjected to a Saudi economic blockade and intermittent Saudi raiding.

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