Open AccessThe Duties and Tasks of the Desert Patrol in the Northeastern Badia Posts in 1933-1938 AD. (The diary of a Jordanian soldier as a Source)
Author(s) -
Anwar Debbshi Aljazy,
Sami Fawaz Aljazy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
al-mağallaẗ al-urdunniyyaẗ li-l-tārīẖ wa-al-āṯār
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1996-9546
DOI - 10.54134/jjha.15.3.1
Subject(s) - clan , desert (philosophy) , pipeline (software) , open source , subject (documents) , set (abstract data type) , data source , computer science , geography , history , operations research , engineering , law , world wide web , database , political science , operating system , programming language , software
This study deals with the duties and tasks assigned to the Badia forces in theposts located in the northeastern Jordan Badia region, during the years 1933-1934 AD and 1937-1938 AD, based on an unpublished primary source, anotebook (Diary), written by hand, and belonging to one of the Desert Patrolsoldiers. Using the diary, the study showed the set of tasks that the desertforces performed during that period, including: monitoring the northeasternborders of the Emirate of Transjordan, arresting infiltrators and smugglers,guarding the IPC pipeline, settling disputes between clans, among other tasks.The study followed the analytical historical approach based on extractinginformation and data from this primary source, analyzing and classifyingthem, with regard to the subject of the study, in addition to relying on othersources and references.