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1920 Ex-Ottoman officer and nationalist al-Ahd member Jamil al-Midfai’s forces reached Mosul
hoping to start revolt against British
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1916 Ali and Faisal sons of Sharif Hussein announced Arab Revolt against Ottomans Many
Iraqi Ottoman officers would join revolt UK promised Sharif empire after war
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1915 British took Amara after Ottomans withdrew
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(Wikipedia) 1920 Ex-Ottoman officer and nationalist al-Ahd member Jamil al-Midfai’s forces reached Mo...