Defense of Jujar

Defense of Jujar
Part of Surchi Revolt
Date15 September, 1920
Location
Mindan, Zab River, Iraq
Result Assyrian victory
Belligerents

Kurdish Tribesmen

 Assyrian Levies
Commanders and leaders
Babakr Agha Agha Petros
Malik Khoshaba
Strength
600 Lower than the Kurds
Casualties and losses

200 killed

  • 140 drowned
 4 killed, 8 wounded

The Defense of Jujar (15 September 1920) was a Kurdish attack on an Assyrian repatriation camp named Jujar located in Mindan, Iraq. Although the Kurdish force outnumbered the Assyrians, the assault failed, and they were decisively defeated and driven back across the Zab River by the Assyrian defenders.

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