Five Press Photographs – Fighters of the Arab Armies – the 1940s

Five Press Photographs – Fighters of the Arab Armies – the 1940s
Five press photographs of fighters of the Arab armies, two of them from the War of Independence. Palestine and Jordan, 1940s (one of them is possibly earlier or later).
1. Photograph of a soldier of the Arab Legion at an English base near Iraq, guarding the bombs of the "Royal Air Force". 1941.
2. Photograph of Kamel Arekat, the leader of the Jerusalemite organization "al-Futawa", raising the flag of the organization before a formation of fighters (ca. 1946-1947).
3. Photograph of a Syrian soldier of the Arab Liberation Army in the north of Palestine. 3.4.1948. Handwritten on verso of the photograph: "Photo Robert Capa".
4. Photograph of a soldier (presumably of the Arab Legion) sitting on ruins at the entrance to a house in Jerusalem. 14.7.1948.
5. Portrait photograph of a soldier wearing the uniform of the Arab Legion (date and place are not noted).
Writing and stamps on verso. Information note for the press is mounted on verso of one photograph.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes. A small tear to the edge of one of them. Barcode sticker on verso of two of the photographs. One photograph has a newspaper clipping mounted on verso.