Battle of Ushno

Battle of Ushno (1918)
	Part of Persian campaign (World War I)
Date	April 16, 1918
Location	Oshnavieh, Persia
Result	Assyrian victory
Belligerents
Assyrian volunteers	Ottoman Empire 2nd Division; Persian Cossacks; Kurdish tribesmen;
Commanders and leaders
Agha Petros	Ali Ihsan Pasha; Nihat Pasha
Strength
Unknown	2,000 troops and heavy cannons
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy 325 POW; 24 officers; 5 machine guns and 2 field guns seized;

The Battle of Ushno, fought on April 16 1918, in what is now Oshnavieh, was a major engagement between the Assyrian forces of Agha Petros against Turkish, Persian, and Kurdish troops. During this confrontation, Agha Petros and his forces launched an offensive against the Turkish forces in order to capture Ushno, crossing the harsh terrain and finally achieving a striking victory.