The Ansār, armed only with spears and swords, overwhelmed a 4,000-man Egyptian force not far from El Obeid, and seized their rifles and ammunition
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The Ansār, armed only with spears and swords, overwhelmed a 4,000-man Egyptian force not far from El Obeid, and seized their rifles and ammunition
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