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Tal Afar uprising
Part of the Al-Jazeera Front

Tal Afar Citadel, 2007
Date3 June-4 September 1920[1]
Location
Tal Afar
Result British victory
Belligerents
Iraq Turkmen Front Iraqi Turkmens United Kingdom United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Cemil Muhammed Halil[2]
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown
Turkmen civilians got massacred by the British army[3]

Tal Afar uprising or Kaçakaç Rebellion[1] was a rebellion during the Anglo-Turkish War of 1918–1923, which resulted with British victory.

Background[edit]

With the capture of Sheikh Mahmud and his exile to Kuwait, the first period of the Kuva-yi Milliye movement in Sulaymaniyah in 1919 ended. After this, resistance efforts shifted to Mosul. Various organizations, especially the "Cemiyet-i Hilaliye" established here, gained effectiveness with the participation of Arabs who were overwhelmed by British oppression.[4]

Uprising[edit]

Telafer was captured by the Turkmens with the rebellion led by Lieutenant Colonel Cemil Muhammed Halil Efendi. With the delay in the reinforcements coming from Anatolia, the forward operation to save Mosul remained inconclusive.[2] Learning about the situation, the British entered Tal Afar with the support of the air force and committed a massacre. The Tal Afar Rebellion ended being brutally suppressed by the British.

Aftermath[edit]

After what happened in Tal Afar, the resistance continued in Rawanduz. The guidance of Erbil, the leader of the Kurdish forces in the region, and the Zebars living with the Surci tribe was observed. In addition, Türkiye participated in this uprising with the support of three officers and one hundred soldiers. This military support was managed by Major Şevki Bey since 9 August 1921. It is known that this support played an important role in keeping the region under public sovereignty again. After the Rawanduz Uprising, the British advanced to the region on December 16, 1921, to regain dominance. However, the British were severely defeated in the Babaçiçek location.[5]

Sources[edit]

  • Güztoklusu, Murat (2006). Elcezire ve Özdemir Harekatı. Ümit yayıncılık.
  • Durmaz, Batın (2022). "KURTULUŞ SAVAŞI'NIN EL CEZİRE CEPHESİ". Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  • Türkmen, Zekeriya (2021). "Şefik Özdemir Bey'in Revandiz Harekatı". ataturkansiklopedisi.gov.tr. Atatürk Ansiklopedisi. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Telafer Devrimi: Kaçakaç Destanı". www.tebaajansi.com/.
  2. ^ a b Durmaz 2022.
  3. ^ ABOŞ, Kahtan Ahmet from Tal Afar, El Tavratul Tal Afar (Tal Afar revolution)
  4. ^ Güztoklusu 2006, p. 55.
  5. ^ Türkmen 2021.
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