The Iraq Area Command or Iraq Regional Command of the Ottoman Empire

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 (Turkish

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: Irak ve Havalisi Genel Komutanlığı) was one of the military formation of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in Iraq

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 in the initial stage of World War I

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Order of Battle, November 1914

In November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:

• Iraq Area Command (Commander: Cavit Pasha)
  • 38th Division

Order of Battle, January 1915

In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

• Iraq Area Command (Commander: Kaymakam
  Lieutenant colonel
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   Süleyman Askerî Bey
  Süleyman Askerî Bey
  Süleyman Askerî Bey, also known as Suleyman Askeri, Sulayman Askari, Sulaiman al-Askari and unofficially known as Suleyman Askeri Pasha was a military officer who served for the Ottoman Army.Süleyman Askerî was born to General Vehbi Pasha, who served as military staff at Edirne...
  
  )
  • 38th Division
  • Sahrıca Detachment (Provisional Dicle Division since January 25, 1915)
  • Kerha Group
  • Fırat Group

Because Süleyman Askerî Bey

Süleyman Askerî Bey

Süleyman Askerî Bey, also known as Suleyman Askeri, Sulayman Askari, Sulaiman al-Askari and unofficially known as Suleyman Askeri Pasha was a military officer who served for the Ottoman Army.Süleyman Askerî was born to General Vehbi Pasha, who served as military staff at Edirne...

 committed suicide on April 14, 1915, Nureddin Bey

Nureddin Pasha

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 was appointed the commander on April 20. Nureddin Bey arrived in June to take command of the Iraq Area Command and he was appointed the Governor of Basra Province and Baghdad Province at the same time. On December 21, 1915, German Generalfeldmarschall

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 Colmar von der Goltz

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 arrived at Baghdad

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 and changed the name of the Command as the Iraq Army (Irak Ordusu).

Order of Battle, Late 1915

In late 1915, the corps was structured as follows:

• Iraq Area Command (Commander: Miralay
  Colonel
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   Nureddin Bey
  Nureddin Pasha
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  )
  • XIII Corps
    XIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)
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    • 35th Division, 38th Division
  • XVIII Corps
    XVIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)
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     (Commander: Miralay Halil Bey)
    • 45th Division, 51st Division