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In 1914 they invaded Basra and opened up the Iraqi front. On July 24,

1915, the army led by General Townshend began advancing on Baghdad. To
counter the advance, Ottoman units under the command of Nurettin Bey, the

commander of Iraq forces, retreated to Kut Al Amara on September 28, 1915.
The British troops laid a siege to the city of Kut.

Soon after, the British troops resumed their advance on Baghdad, this
time through two different routes. They were forced to stop at Salman Pak

by the units led by Nurettin Bey, and had to retreat to Kut Al Amara. The
Ottoman troops on their heels arrived at Kut Al Amara on December 5. Now

trapped in Kut, the clashes between the British troops and Ottoman troops
continued throughout December, until the Ottoman troops completely be-

sieged the former.

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