1916 Battle of Bait Isa Turkish counterattack stopped British advance British suffered
1,600 casualties Ottomans 4-5,000 3rd defeat in British effort to relieve siege at Kut
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1916 Battle of Bait Isa Turkish counterattack stopped British advance British suffered
1,600 casualties Ottomans 4-5,000 3rd defeat in British effort to relieve siege at Kut
1914 US consul in Baghdad reported rumors spread that all Christians and Jews in city
would be massacred due to start of 2nd Balkans War Rumors started after newspaper asked Mufti and Shiite clergy what was duty of Muslims in war They said to protect Islam and raise money Said Christians were defiling Muslim women in Balkans
1915 UK War Ministry committee heard from Adm Slade leading UK oil expert Said if Ottoman
Empire divided UK had to get Mosul vilayet because had oil
(Musings On Iraq review Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921)
1915 British won Battle of Shaiba Ottomans had 4200 casualties 700 captured UK 1232 casualties
Ottoman commander Askari killed himself in disgrace British 1200 casualties
1915 Battle of Shaiba began in Basra Ottomans and tribesmen launched frontal assault upon fortress
despite German advisers warning against it British artillery decimated Ottoman forces
1916 Battle of Bait Isa Turkish counterattack stopped British advance British suffered 1,600 casualties Ottomans 4-5,0...