Draft:Battle of Jihad
{{Expand Persian|topic=bio|نبرد جهاد|date=April 2025|top=bio}}
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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Jihad
| place = Near west of Ahvaz
| date =
| result = Iranian victory
| combatant1 = {{flagicon|Qajar Iran}} Iranian Arabs
| combatant2 = {{flag|British Empire}}
{{flagicon|East India Company}} East India Company
| commander1 =
| commander2 = {{flagicon|British Empire}} Sir Arnold Wilson
{{flagicon|British Empire}} Walter Sinclair Delamain
| casualties1 = 500+ killed
| casualties2 = 1,000+ killed
}}
The Battle of Jihad ({{langx|fa|نبرد جهاد}}), fought between Iranian Arabs and British Empireکسروی، احمد. «تاریخ پانصد ساله ی خوزستان». تهرانtook place near Ahvaz after a fatwa of Marja al-taqlid of Najaf. In the first stage, Iranian Arabs fight with cold weapons,{{what|date=April 2025}} which led to the defeat of British Empire. In the second stage, British Empire faced Iranian Arabs with heavy firearms, but the weapons used by Iranian Arabs did not change and they faced the British Empire with cold weapons, which led to defeat of British Empire again. The tombs of Iranian Arabs killed in this battle are located 10 kilometers from Ahvaz-Susangerd.
Sources
- https://www.mehrnews.com/news/2977232/
- https://farsnews.ir/Provinces/1646307541000259337
- https://www.mehrnews.com/news/2510350/
- https://ensani.ir/fa/article/download/324506
References
{{Iran–United Kingdom relations}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jihad}}
CategoryMiddle Eastern theatre of World War I
CategoryIran–United Kingdom relations
CategoryBattles involving Qajar Iran
CategoryBattles of World War I involving British India
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