Trouble In Mesopotamia

Kurds in the north with Russian made arms attacked a

Turkish garrison in Mosul. The attack was driven off with

low casualties to the Turkish forces. The Kurdish losses

were as high as forty percent. A cavalry brigade was sent

to reinforce the Mosul garrison. The Sultans' government

has announced that it will mobilize four reserve divisions

and will be sending two into this area. It is hoped that this

surge in Ottoman troop strength will stabilize the situation

in Mesopotamia.


The Sultans' government has sent a letter of protest to

St Petersburg over this incident. The Tzars' government

has denied any knowledge of this attack and further
categorically denies providing weapons to the Kurds.