The Ruwalla also originated in the Anaizah. They were powerful and quasi-independent, living in the Syrian desert and in al-Jouf. They collaborated with the Hashemites during the Arab Revolt and then maintained good relations with all the surrounding rulers who had interests in the area: Ibn Saud, Abdullah in Transjordan, and the French in Syria. Nuri Shalan was their leader, although in the 1920s various factions differed over whom the tribe should align itself among the surrounding rulers. Members of the Shalan family, such as Fawwaz, Nawwaf, Mujhim, led those sections.