But every attempt to leave the wadi was stopped by very heavy fire from well placed machine-guns. The reserve battalion was brought up but an attempt to work up the wadi between Qatra and El Mughar was barred by heavy machine-gun fire from the villages. At about 14:30 it was agreed between the GOC 52nd (Lowland) Division and the GOC Yeomanry Mounted Division that the 6th Mounted Brigade should attack El Mughar ridge in combination with a renewed assault on Qatra and El Mughar by the 52nd (Lowland) Division.
The passage describes a military operation where attempts to retreat were blocked by heavy machine gun fire.  A strategic decision was made to launch a combined assault on El Mughar ridge and Qatra, with the 6th Mounted Brigade taking the lead in the attack.