Author Sean McLachlan writes about his visit to Baghdad North Gate Cemetery where Commonwealth and Turkish First World War dead are buried.
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Centenary News given rare view of Iraqi Commonwealth First World War Cemetery
Author Sean McLachlan writes about his visit to Baghdad North Gate Cemetery where Commonwealth and Turkish First World War dead are buried.
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100 Years Ago Today: Battle of Nasiriyah in Mesopotamia campaign
British and Indian forces advancing into Turkish-ruled Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) took the town of Nasiriyah on July 24th 1915.
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100 Years Ago Today: Kut falls to British/Indian force in Mesopotamia
British and Indian forces captured the town of Kut al-Amara on September 28th 1915 during their advance up the Tigris Valley towards Baghdad.
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100 Years Ago: Ottomans halt British/Indian advance in Mesopotamia
British and Indian troops were halted in their march towards Baghdad at the Battle of Ctesiphon from November 22nd-25th 1915.
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100 Years Ago Today: Ottoman siege of Kut starts in Mesopotamia
Ottoman troops trapped a British-Indian force in the town of Kut-al-Amara on December 7th 1915, heralding a siege that lasted almost five months.
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Kut-al-Amara: How & why the siege began
General Sir Charles Townshend’s controversial decision to stand against the Ottomans at Kut-al-Amara in December 1915 is discussed in this article by Major Paul Knight.
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Kut-al-Amara: How & why the siege began
General Sir Charles Townshend's controversial decision to stand against the Ottomans at Kut-al-Amara in December 1915 is discussed in this article by Major Paul Knight.
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Centenary News countdown to First World War anniversaries in 2016
Centenary News looks ahead to the some of the major First World War anniversaries which will be remembered in 2016.
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100 Years Ago Today: Siege of Kut ends in Ottoman victory
The Ottoman Army captured the Mesopotamian town of Kut-al-Amara on April 29th 1916 when British-led forces surrendered after almost five months under siege.
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