Editing Emirate of Transjordan (section)

===Defence===
The most serious threats to Abdullah's position in Transjordan were repeated [[Ikhwan raids on Transjordan|Wahhabi incursions]] by the [[Ikhwan]] tribesmen from [[Najd]] in modern [[Saudi Arabia]] into southern parts of his territory. The emir was powerless to repel those raids by himself, and had to appeal for help to the British who maintained a military base with a small [[RAF|air force]] at Marka, close to [[Amman]].{{sfn|Salibi|1998|p=104}} The British military force was the primary obstacle against the [[Ikhwan]] between 1922 and 1924, and was also utilized to help Abdullah with the suppression of local rebellions at [[Kura Rebellion|Kura]],{{sfn|Salibi|1998|pp=104–105}} and later by [[Adwan Rebellion|Sultan Adwan]], in 1921 and 1923 respectively.{{sfn|Salibi|1998|p=107}}