On 6 February Southern Canal Section ordered the 11th Light Horse Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel W. Grant, to prepare for operations against Nekhl including the cutting of communications between Nekhl and el Auja.
Den 6. februar gav den sydlige Kanalsektion ordre til 11. lette beredne regiment under oberstløjtnant W. Grant ordre til at forberede en operation mod Nekhel herunder at afskære forbindelsen mellem Nekhel og el Auja.