Soon after the outbreak of the World War I, 12th and 13th Army Corps as a power were settled in the Iraq front because a British campaign was not expected in this front. By the beginning of the war, British powers captured Basra in Iraq. However, these powers easily had a rapid advance from South to North because of the weakness of Ottoman Powers. Britain captured this region after defeating Ottoman Powers at the battles of Kurna, Shaibe, Amara, Nasiriyeh and Kut Al Amara. The main reason of this rapid advance by British Powers was the insufficiency and the weakness of Ottoman army. Collisions between Britain and Ottoman Empire in Iraq Front showed that Ottoman Army had the need of arms and military supplies.The powers settled in this region sent secret coded telegraphs to 4th Army and the Minister of Supreme Command through their needs for arms and military supplies. Supreme Command provided necessary arms and military supplies from the different parts of the Empire for Iraq Front. He decided to send ammunition from Erzurum, Van, Antalya, Aleppo and Syria to Mosul but all of these efforts could not be sufficient.
Keywords: Birinci Dünya Savaşı; Irak Cephesi; Kurna; Nasıriye; Kutü’l-Amare.
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