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Draft:Al-Jazira Front

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Al-Jazeera front
Part of The Anglo-Turkish War

Ali İhsan Pasha, Dadaylı Halid Bey and British soldiers (November 11, 1918)
Date31 October 1918-24 July 1923
Location
Al-Jazeera, Mosul, Kirkuk and near places
Result

Inconclusive, military stalemate

Belligerents

Turkey Ankara Government


Kingdom of Kurdistan

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Commanders and leaders

Turkey Şefik Özdemir bey

Turkey Nihat Anılmış Pasha

Turkey Cevat Çobanlı
unknown

Al-Jazeera Front was established between the Euphrates river and the Iranian border with a decree published on June 26, 1920. Its center is Diyarbakır. It also included the 13th Army of the period. Nihad Anılmış was appointed as the head of the Front. On 3 November 1921, Nihat Pasha was dismissed and Cevat Çobanlı was appointed instead.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Şefik Özdemir Bey'in Revandiz Harekâtı". Atatürk Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). 6 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2023.


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