| Battle of Oramar (1917) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Persian campaign (World War I) | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Assyrian volunteers |
 Oramar tribe | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Agha Petros Dawid Mar Shimun Shimun XIX Benyamin |
Soto Agha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
1 dead 2 wounded |
16+ killed 30 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Oramar or Oramar Expedition,[3] was a battle that took place in the summer of 1917 between the Assyrians of Agha Petros and the Kurds of Soto Agha,[4] where the Assyrians defeated Soto and captured Oramar.[5][6][2][7][8] The Assyrian forces initiated the attack with the goal of capturing Soto Agha and neutralizing his stronghold, which stood as a threat for Assyrian communities in the area.
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- ^ Werda, Joel Euel (1990). The Flickering Light of Asia: Or, the Assyrian Nation and Church. Assyrian Language and Culture Classes. p. 79.
- ^ Werda, Joel Euel (1990). The Flickering Light of Asia: Or, the Assyrian Nation and Church. Assyrian Language and Culture Classes. p. 74.
- ^ Oliver Baldwin (1932). The Questing Beast An Autobiography. p. 198.
- ^ Rev. Joel E. Werda (1924). The Flickering Light of Asia Assyrian Nation and Church. Internet Archive. Rev. Joel E. Werda. p. 74.
- ^ Mar Shimun, Surma d'Bait (1920). Assyrian Church Customs and the Murder of Mar Shimun. Faith Press. p. 91.
- ^ Naayem, Joseph (1921). Shall this nation die?. Chaldean Rescue. p. 277.