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Al-Marsad Newspaper: Kuwaiti researcher and novelist Khaled Al-Mutairi detailed what happened after Imam Abdul Rahman Al Saud and his son, King Abdul Aziz, went to Kuwait in 1892, and reclaimed Riyadh from Prince Abdul Aziz Al-Mutab Al-Rashid, the Emir. Hail, who represented the great power in Najd at that time.

Al-Mutairi said during his appearance on MBC that the Battle of Al-Sarif was the real starting point for the recovery of Riyadh in 1901, as the opportunity arose under the leadership of Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait at the time that. .

Al-Mutairi continued: While the Kuwaiti army, which was with Imam Abdul Rahman and his sons, was moving, the forces were divided on the way. A group led by King Abdulaziz went directly to Riyadh, and Mubarak the Great’s army continued to march to Qassim to face Prince Abdulaziz Al-Mutab Al-Rashid.

Al-Mutairi explained that this separation took place in the area of ​​Al-Shawki, and there were about 1,000 fighters in the force that accompanied King Abdulaziz.

Al-Mutairi continued, but when confronted, Al-Rasheed lured the Kuwaiti army into a battle in which he used new tactics with camels, which led to their defeat.

Al-Mutairi said: Imam Abdul Rahman asked his son, King Abdul Aziz, to return to Kuwait after this attempt and defeat to regain Riyadh.