Gentleman, I hope that this thread is not too old, but I was very excited to see that there were people out there interested in the Rutbah Fort. I am a Marine that was stationed within the fort during the entire year of 2008. I can assure you, the original fort is very much still in existence and it is currently used as Rutbah Police headquarters. The original square structure and turrets are still intact, however the triangular shaped offshoot has changed quite a bit from the original photos. I can recall several interesting things about the fort, namely, a large engraving in the entrance way to the fort that state "FORT RUTBAH WELLS, 1926." Most of the rooms had been renovated to some extent but there were a number of rooms that had the remnants of British manufactured generators and other machinery. If anyone is interested I have many pictures of the fort somewhere and I will upload them as soon as I find them.