Al-Duraji

Al-Bu Duraj or Al-Duraji (/ʌl-budˈrɑːdʒ/, /ʌldˈrɑːdʒiː/);[1][2] Arabic: ٱلْدَرّاجٚي ,ٱلْبو دَرّاجٚ; is a relatively large tribe - which is a part of the Tribes of Arabia, mainly located in Iraq but also has small groups situated in Saudi Arabia, Oman and some parts of Northern Africa, a large group being of Afro-Arab descent, (see Afro-Iraqis). The Al-Duraji tribe is prominently mentioned in the book "Marsh Arabs", by Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (1964)[3]

Al-Duraji
ٱلْدَرّاجٚي‎
alʿduraji
Banner of Al-Bu Daraj Tribe written in Arabic (Naskh script)
Regions with significant populations
Iraqvast majority
Saudi Arabiasmall groups
Yemensmall groups
Northern Africasmall groups
Syriasmall groups
Omansmall groups
Languages
Arabic
Religion
Islam, Shia and Sunni

The main tribe of Al-Bu Daraj is based in Baghdad, but also has large groups based in Basra. Al-Bu Daraj's grand sheikh and overall leader is Sheikh Ali Alsha'lan; Arabic: (الشيخ علي الشعلان).[4] The tribe of Al-Bu Daraj remains both Shia and Sunni and recent turmoil between both sects has not affected the civil relationship within the Tribe, some even speculating the double crescent in the Bani Duraj banner/flag signifies the unification of both sects.

Bani Duraj's reputation

Al-Bu Duraj are known locally as the "Lions", Arabic: (الاسود); for there valiant and courageous acts in protecting their land, Iraq, and their people. Even with the segregation between Islamic Sects; Bani Duraj stood strong; Shia's, Sunni's, Arabs and Afro-Iraqis all fought together under the Al-Duraji tribe - aiding the Iraqi Armed Forces in the victory and liberation of Iraq.

Land disputes with the State of Kuwait

During the epoch of the Iraqi Insurgency and the Iraqi Civil War, the State of Kuwait attempted to alter the Iraq–Kuwait barrier in the Basra Governorate and usurp Iraqi land.[5] Due to Bani Duraj having a fair amount of tribesmen situated in the Basra Governorate, they decided to collectively warn the country of Kuwait.[6][7][8] However, Kuwait decided to respond by taunting and mildly disrespecting the Duraji Tribe and their tribesmen,[9] which ceased to be a fatal mistake by the Kuwaitis; enraging the tribesmen and causing a localised war between Al-Bu Duraj and Kuwait and concluding to a swift and humiliating loss for the Kuwaitis,[10] causing them to retreat against the tribesmen forces due to the tribesmen courageous and fearless armed front, resulting in a forceful halt of Kuwait's alterations and a return to the original Iraq–Kuwait barrier.

Notable tribe members

See also

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBTTOdyTR_Y, 0.03; "al-duraji"
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jDiMUgU9OY&t=278s, 2.02; "al-bu daraj"
  3. The Marsh Arabs, pg 210. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RwkFx1ZH5nIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+marsh+arabs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitlrf99-_lAhXEoXEKHXYbB5EQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=the%20marsh%20arabs&f=false
  4. "اصول عشيرة البو دراج وانتمائها". agbodrag.blogspot.com.
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8C691mO-zc&t=22s
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqJY9E_4dnw&t=1shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqJY9E_4dnw&t=1s
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXk6N5qhaHU
  8. http://www.non14.net/15785/
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cywQq4ZloI
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBQ2C2VShig
  11. Al-Duraji at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. العرب, Al Arab. "عبدالجبار الدراجي علمته بغداد الحب الذي حلم بنسيانه | فاروق يوسف". صحيفة العرب.
  13. "عبد الجبار الدراجي". Discogs.
  14. "حفيظ دراجي". ويكيبيديا، الموسوعة الحرة (in Arabic). 12 November 2017.
  15. "حفيظ دراجي والمصري علي يصفان علاقتهما بالأخوية ويريدانها مثالا للشعبين عبر صفحات "النهار" – النهار أونلاين". النهار أونلاين (in Arabic). 29 January 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  16. "البطل بكر عباس ياسين الدراجي" – via www.youtube.com.
  17. "آخر فيديو للشهيد #ابو بكر عباس حسين ياسين الدراجي قبل استشهاده" – via www.youtube.com.
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