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We'll be right back.

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We'll be right back.

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We'll be right back.

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During World War I, the Ottoman Empire was besieged from all sides.

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With each passing day, the empire was crumbling further as our lands continued to be seized.

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Turks were defending their homeland on four fronts in resistance against this all-out attack.

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Upholding the virtues of independence and defending their motherland above all,

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the brave sons of Ottoman did not allow the British,

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commanding one of the world's most powerful militaries, to pass through the Dardanelles.

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Having suffered a disappointing defeat in the Western Anatolian front,

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this time the British set their sights on Baghdad.

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But why did the British deem Baghdad so important?

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The British coveted Baghdad for its rich oil fields.

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Furthermore, if the British were to capture the Persian Gulf,

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they would have achieved total control over the seas and establish a direct connection with India,

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which was a British colony at the time.

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And of course, asserting dominance over the Arab tribes in the region

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meant a clear superiority for the British over the Ottoman Empire,

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which in turn meant gaining total control over the region.

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The British army invaded Basra on November 22nd of 1914, opening the Iraqi front.

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The British troops under the command of General Townsend began their advance towards Baghdad

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in July 24th, 1915.

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In response to this advance, on September 28th, 1915,

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the troops, led by Nurit and Bey, the general commander of Iraq,

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made a tactical withdrawal to Salman Pak, Ctesiphon region, 30 kilometers away from Baghdad.

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The British, unaware of the events that would unfold in the following six months,

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captured the city of Kut in a victorious demeanor in September 29th, 1915.

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However, this invasion period would only spell the beginning of a disaster for the British army.

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Hard times were ahead for the British army that had set up a military base in the Kut al-Amarha,

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which had been tactically evacuated by the Ottoman soldiers.

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The Ottoman troops mounted a counterattack,

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and on December 5th, they arrived before the city of Kut al-Amarha.

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Following violent skirmishes that lasted throughout December,

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on the day of December 27th,

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the British troops trapped inside Kut al-Amarha were completely surrounded.

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From time to time, the British troops would receive support to help break the tight siege.

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However, munitions and supplies provided over the river were falling short.

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The British army was stuck inside the city,

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and the British troops were sustaining heavy losses in Kut al-Amarha.

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The inevitable demise was close at hand for the British forces surrounded by the Turkish army in Kut al-Amarha.

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If the siege were to continue any longer,

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the already miserable British army would have faced total annihilation.

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At this point, the British spy, Thomas Edward Lawrence,

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who was employed by the British deep state in its shady deeds,

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only to come to prominence later as the Lawrence of Arabia,

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was dispatched to the region as a last resort.

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Lawrence of Arabia, a British spy in Kut al-Amarha.

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In April 1916, secret agent Lawrence was sent on a classified mission to Iraq by the British Ministry of War

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to carry out an operation in order to rescue the 13,000-strong British force

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led by General Townsend that was facing a siege in Kut al-Amarha by the Ottoman Empire.

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Together with Colonel Beach and Aubrey Herbert,

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another British agent well-versed in Turkish language,

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Lawrence was ordered to offer an initial bribe of £1 million to the Turkish general Halil Pasha,

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and he was to raise the bribe to £2 million in the case the general would refuse.

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In return for the release of the British garrison under siege,

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Halil Pasha furiously rejected this offer of the British.

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One of the major factors why the British deep state specifically chose Lawrence as the spy

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to bring the bribe offer to Halil Pasha in order to lift the siege of Kut al-Amarha

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was his immense hatred toward the Turks.

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In his letter sent to Miss Ryder from Oxford on April 5, 1913,

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Lawrence would write the following on his animosity towards Turks.

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As for Turkey, down with the Turks.

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But I'm afraid there is not life but stickiness in them yet.

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Their disappearance would mean a chance for the Arabs,

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who were, at any rate, once not incapable of good government.

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The British Secret Service agent Lawrence carried all the tell-tale signs

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of the members of the British deep state, including his hatred towards the Turks.

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British author David Garnett, who wrote a biography of Lawrence,

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says that he was an arrogant person with a victim complex.

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According to Richard Aldington, Lawrence had pretentious egotism,

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was faked boastful, and a homosexual.

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In other words, Lawrence displayed the typical characteristics

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of the British deep state members.

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The British Troop Surrender at Kut al-Amarha

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Resorting to all sorts of ways to end the siege of Kut al-Amarha,

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including bribery,

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all the British deep state's attempts came to naught.

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And after the six-month siege,

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the British army finally surrendered to the Turkish army on April 29th.

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The division commander, General Townsend in particular,

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a total of 13 generals, 481 officers,

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and 13,300 soldiers were taken prisoners by the Turkish army.

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The defeat, which was reported by the newspapers as

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the greatest defeat the British suffered besides the Dardanelles,

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sent shockwaves throughout Europe.

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This marked the only battle in British history

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in which such a high number of soldiers were taken as prisoners

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at a single siege.

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The British historian James Morris describes the loss of Kut

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as the most abject capitulation in Britain's military history.

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This second Turkish victory in World War I following the Dardanelles

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greatly boosted the morale of our soldiers across the country,

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who used their bodies as shields

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in the defense of their homelands against the enemy.

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This was such welcoming news,

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even the market value of the Ottoman lira went up.

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The British deep state's method of pitting Muslims against each other

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During the siege of Kut,

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the British brought reinforcements from one of their colonies,

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India, just like they had done in Dardanelles.

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These troops were mostly comprised of Muslim soldiers

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who were unwilling to fight against the Muslim Turks,

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their brothers in religion.

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On April 1915,

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soldiers from the 3rd trans-border,

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Patan Division,

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of one of the Indian regiments

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openly expressed their reluctance to fight against Turks.

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On the eve of the siege of Kut,

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between July 17th and 19th,

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five armed Muslim Indians defected to the Turkish side.

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The interrogation of the Indian soldiers

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revealed that many Muslim Indian soldiers

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serving in the British army

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were intending to defect to the Turkish side.

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The events that transpired

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during the offensive of Osman Bey Hill

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attested to the fact that Indian soldiers

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were being forced to fight against the Turks.

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The British soldiers opened fire

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after the Indian soldiers

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who sought to defect to the Turkish side

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during the charge.

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Over the course of the siege,

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147 Muslim Indian soldiers

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took refuge in the Turkish region,

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while as many soldiers failed in the attempt.

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Those who had been unsuccessful

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in their attempt to defect to the Turkish side

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intentionally injured their right index finger

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to avoid fighting.

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General Townsend was infuriated

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by the fact that there were already

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500 Muslim Indian soldiers

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falsely claiming to be sick

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to avoid fighting Muslim Turks

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at the beginning of the siege.

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This situation warranted a solution.

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Otherwise, Britain was about to sustain

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a heavy loss.

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The British secret agents once again

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came into play to persuade

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the Muslim Indian soldiers

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who worked in the British army

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yet received smaller salaries

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in food rations

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compared to their British counterparts

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into fighting against the Turks.

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Many members of the British deep state,

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among whom were British female agent

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Gertrude Bell,

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agent Aubrey Herbert,

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and particularly Lawrence of Arabia,

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were in the region

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with the purpose of compelling

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scores of Muslim Indians

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to fight against the Turks.

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The British resorted

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to the same tactic

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they employed

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in the Battle of the Dardanelles,

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and in order not to risk

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the lives of their own soldiers

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in the tough conditions of war,

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they used the innocent Muslim Indians

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who had been conscripted at gunpoint.

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They even went as far

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as to change the name

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of the battlefields

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to psychologically induce

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the Indian soldiers.

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The British troops

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were preparing to advance

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from Assisye to Salman Park.

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This place was home

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to the shrine

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of the Salman al-Farisi.

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One of the prophets,

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peace be upon him,

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companions who had fought

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alongside him in many battles.

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If the Muslim Indian soldiers

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came to know about this,

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they might have quit

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fighting against the Turks

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altogether.

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To forestall this,

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General Townsend

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renamed the city

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to its ancient name,

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Tassifan.

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The British deep state

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resorted to all sorts

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of deceptive methods

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to bring Muslim Indians,

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whom they had forcibly

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brought to Kutalamara,

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with the aim of setting them

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against their Muslim

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Turkish brothers.

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And it caused the death

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of 23,000 Muslim Indians

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under the harsh conditions of war.

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The Ottoman Collective

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Islamic Spirit

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In an attempt to bring down

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the Ottoman Empire

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from within,

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the British deep state

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pursued policies

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of instigating

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the Ottoman citizens

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against the central administration

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in Balkans,

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the Arabian Peninsula,

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and India.

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In this way,

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they would be able

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to deal with the disintegration

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of the Ottoman

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in a quick and practical manner,

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without having to put the lives

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of British soldiers in danger.

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By spreading radical

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nationalist propaganda

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among the Ottoman Empire

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over its vast area,

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the members of the British deep state

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fueled local dissent

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and revolts.

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The biggest aim

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of this propaganda activity

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was to invalidate

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the caliph's call

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for Jihad al-Akbar,

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meaning the Great War.

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If the Indians and Arabs

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were to unite

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under the Ottoman banner,

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this would spell the doom

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of the Britain of the time.

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In order to prevent this,

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the deep state dispatched

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its spies all across

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the Ottoman geography.

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Having already sowed

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the seeds of sedition to grow,

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the British spy Lawrence,

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who went by the name

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Lawrence of Arabia,

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and the female spy Gertrude Bell,

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being in particular

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hundreds of spies

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assigned to the Middle East

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by the British deep state,

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were operating in the Arabic region

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between Baghdad and Cairo.

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The Kurdish and Arabic tribes

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resisted the British attempts

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to provoke the Arabs

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against the Ottoman.

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The victory of Qut al-Amara

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was made possible

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by the tremendous help

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from the Kurdish tribes

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as well as some Arabic tribes,

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among which there were

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those who were Shiite,

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which acted in concert

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with the Ottoman.

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Except from the Arabs

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under the rule

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of the Sharif Hussein,

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the Emir of Mecca,

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there were no Arab revolts

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that broke out

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in populous settlements

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throughout the World War I.

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Arabs and Kurds

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fought alongside

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their Turkish brothers

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and were martyred

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in Dardanelles and Aydin.

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The victory letter

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from Halil Pasha,

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the conqueror

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of Qut al-Amara.

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Having lived in peace

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and safety

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under the Ottoman rule

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and the Caliph's protection

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for many centuries,

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Arabs, Kurds, Indians,

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and Balkan Muslims

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strove in a spirit

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of brotherhood

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to defend the lands of Islam

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from enemy occupation

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in the World War I.

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For this cause,

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Arabs, Kurds, Shiites,

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Sunnis, Albanians,

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Circassians,

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tens of thousands

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of Muslims

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of all races

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and ethnic groups

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were martyred,

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refusing to bend their knee

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before the enemy.

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The victory won

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in Qut al-Amara

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against the British army,

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one of the most powerful

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armies of the time,

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was one of those moments

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that the spirit

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of brotherhood

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and unity

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was strongly expressed.

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The order given

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by Halil Pasha,

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the great commander

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behind this victory

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on April 29th, 1916,

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sheds light

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on the noble mental state

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of the sons of Islam

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who sacrificed their lives

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in the name of God,

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Islam,

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the homeland,

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and the flag as follows.

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To my army,

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Lionhearts,

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today the spirits

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of our martyrs

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are ascending happily

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and joyfully

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in the sunny skies

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under which Turks

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achieve a glorious victory

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while the British

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suffered a heavy defeat.

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I kiss you

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on your pure foreheads

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and congratulate you all.

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Praise be to God!