Concerning the soldiers in Ḥaifa . . . We found their bodies, their weapons, and their belongings dirty and unclean (wiskha lam naīfa). They were disorderly and doing whatever pleased them (mashiyīn min gheir tartīb 'ala keifhum).

Builds on: "Egyptian soldiers sought foreign asylum and attacked consulates in Syria."

Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed…, loc. 1144