Data
Name: Najaf Rebels
Type: Polity
Start: 1918 AD
End: 1918 AD
Statistics
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Najaf Rebels
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Were rebels in Najaf that fought against the British forces that were invading Iraq during World War I.
Establishment
Chronology
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1. World War I
Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
1.1.World War I Middle East Theatre
Was the theatre of war in the Middle East during World War I.
Was a military operation by the British Empire to conquer Ottoman-held Mesopotamia.
