Al Uqaydat

The Uqaydat tribe is a Sunni Arab tribe which straddles Syria's eastern border with Iraq.[1][2] As of 2012 its chief is Nawaf al-Fares, the former Syrian ambassador to Iraq.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chatty, Dawn (2006). Nomadic societies in the Middle East and North Africa : entering the 21st century. Netherlands Boston: Brill. ISBN 9004147926., page 239
  2. 1 2 "Syrian ambassador to Iraq defects to opposition". BBC News. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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