Urmia clashes

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Urmia clashes
Part of the occupation of Northwestern Iran of the Persian campaign (World War I)
Agha Petros (with white Cossack hat) waiting for the Persian mullah's white flag's of surrender
Date 9–10 February 1918 Location Urmia, Persia Result Assyrian victory Assyrian control of the city established Persians surrender
Belligerents
Assyrian volunteers Tyari[1] Armenian fedayi	Qajar Iran Tribes of Karadagh[1] Local Persians Local Azerbaijanis Local Kurds
Commanders and leaders
Mar Benyamin Shimun (Political and Spiritual Leader) Agha Petros Malik Khoshaba Andranik Ozanyan	Arshad el Mook Moosa Agha Sadir Irshad Homayun Haji Samad Riza Khan †
Strength
Less than 1,000[1]	Unknown but larger than the Assyrians[1]
Casualties and losses
Least at 80[2]	1,000+ killed[2]

The Urmia clashes (9–10 February 1918) or the Urmia revolt was a series of clashes in the city of Urmia between the Assyrian Volunteers led by Agha Petros and Malik Khoshaba against the city mayor Irshad Homayun and his supporters, including General Arshad el Moolk. This would be caused by the Russian withdrawal from their territories in Qajar Iran due to the Russian Revolution.