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Buraimi dispute

BelligerentsSaudi ArabiaSupported by:Na'im tribeAl Bu Shamis tribeAl bu Kharaiban tribeTrucial EmiratesEmirate of Abu DhabiBritish EmpireAden ProtectorateSupported by:Sultanate of Muscat and OmanCommanders and leaders Turki bin Abdullah Al Otaishan Major Abdullah bin Nami (WIA)Supported by:Sheikh Rashid bin Hamad Al ShamsiSheikh Saqr bin Sultan Al Nuaimi Major Otto Thwaites † (in 1952)Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (in 1955)Supported by:Said bin TaimurStrength 80 Saudi Arabian guards 200 Bedouins 100 Trucial Oman Levies300 Aden Protectorate Levies7 armoured cars14 Land Rovers4 Lancaster bombersCasualties and losses Unknown?

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