الاستعدادات العسكرية العثمانية في العراق أبان قيام الحرب العالمية الأولى

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This study aims to explain the military preparation preparations which Ottoman authorities took when the first word war occurred.

The Ottoman didn’t expect any military confrontation in Iraq , for their preparations didn’t suitable and it came late at the last months before the war.

The preparations included declaration of general mobilization which stipulated to put men under weapons , preparing to travel , and to make use of the economical abilities in Iraq to serve the war and it imposed war taxes on citizens .

All these steps caused a great suffer from the citizens of Iraqi people whom tried to escape from taxes and military serves.