 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2024) |
| Battle of Charah | |||||||
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| Part of Persian campaign (World War I) | |||||||
 The Fotress of Charah | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Assyrian volunteers |
 Shekak tribe | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Agha Petros Malik Khoshaba Dawid Mar Shimun Malik Yaqo |
Simko Shikak | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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71 killed (during the assassination of Shimun XIX Benyamin)[1] 48 killed (during the battle)[2] | 500+ Kurds killed[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Charah (12-17 March 1918) or Charah Expedition took place between the Assyrian Volunteers led by Agha Petros and Malik Khsoshaba against Shekak tribesmen led by Simko Shikak in revenge for the assassination of Mar Benyamin Shimun by Simko. Simko Shikak, who was responsible for the murder of the Assyrian patriarch Mar Shimun was staying in the fortress. The fortress had never been conquered despite numerous attempts by the Iranian government.[3]
- ^ a b Ismael 1964, p. 107.
- ^ Ismael 1964, p. 111.
- ^ Ismael, Yaqo Malik (1964). Assyrians and Two World Wars: Assyrians from 1914 to 1945. Ramon Michael. p. 152.
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