This morning I saw a question about the Jihad declared during World War I. I originally piggybacked on that question but figured I'd ask my own to try and get an answer.
We've all seen the methodology of modern Jihad; it relies on small militia style units, blending into urban surroundings, bombs, and strikes against soft targets. How was jihad carried out during World War I? What kind of tactics did Jihadis use and did they have any notable successes? Were there any attacks on Allied soil because of the call?
For one, Jihad was used as a ceremonial action declared by the Ottoman Empire. Sheikh-ul-Islam declares an Islamic holy war on behalf of the Ottoman government, urging his Muslim followers to take up arms against Britain, France, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro in World War I. This was mainly symbolic, however.
What would look more like modern Jihad, during the period, would be the Wahhabis and Saudis rebelling against the Ottoman Empire in the Arab Revolt and the Ottoman-Wahhabi War. These Jihadists set the stage for what is widely viewed as the modern conception of Jihad, as their teachings would be adopted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and spread where possible.