Stressing the same strict adherence to religious law of the Wahhabi sect, Ikhwan Bedouin abandoned their traditional way of life in the desert and move to an agricultural settlement called a hijra. ... In 1915 Abdul Aziz had various goals: he wanted to take Hail from the Al Rashidi, to extend his control into the northern deserts in present-day Syria and Jordan, and to take over the Hijaz and the Persian Gulf coast. ... They also opposed Abdul Aziz's efforts to extend his influence beyond the Jordanian, Syrian, and Iraqi deserts because of their own imperial interests. ...

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