Siege

Siege of Najaf

23 Mar 1918 – 4 May 1918 · 32.03° N, 44.34° E

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When
23 Mar 1918 – 4 May 1918
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
32.03° N, 44.34° E
Description
1918 World War 1 siege

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Siege of Najaf (1918)

World War 1 Siege

The siege of Najaf was an engagement between the British Army and Iraqi rebels in the city of Najaf during the First World War. The city had fallen under the control of four sheikhs in 1915 after an anti-Ottoman uprising, and was put under British control in 1917.

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