He showed his displeasure to the commander and ordered him to resume the attacks in the afternoon, where he was able to repel the Madu cavalry who attacked him again. The Mahdia entered the village and drove the enemy away. Many of the inhabitants of Khartoum came out with the Mahdia, looted the village, and set fire to the dwellings. Then the Mahdia returned to the fortress of Ras Kadhir at sunset. Thus, some security returned to the Nuba region, and the inhabitants were able to draw water from it. However, they would repeat their attacks and send their cattle towards the city. Gordon was tired of the attacks and the government officials. After deliberation, it was decided to send a large force from Ras Kadhir fortress to El Fashir, to advance towards Madu and drive them from their camp. Gordon thought this battle would be a victory, but the force he sent, led by a commander who had lost hope, was defeated. He was defeated by a group of commanders, and the Mahdia suffered heavy losses. The Madu cavalry, led by Hussein Al-Jaimabi, was with Ibn Al-Zubair. We have already mentioned that Gordon appointed him to one of the districts in Darfur. He is Al-Nur Athmar, when Ibn Al-Zubair was defeated. He is from the Hamir tribe, named (Al-Maimab), living about fifteen miles north of El Fashir. The number of this tribe is not more than two hundred people. Their land is barren, covered with stones, and they have no livestock. Their livelihood depends on meager resources, like the livelihood of the Fellaheen in Egypt. Many of them are thieves and bandits. They do not shy away from earning money by exerting effort and abandoning modesty and chastity.