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Tyari Offensive
Part of Persian Campaign of World War I and the Assyrian genocide
Date June – September 1915 Location Tyari region, Hakkari mountains, Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey) Result Ottoman and Kurdish forces capture the Tyari region; Assyrian retreat to Persia
Belligerents
Assyrian volunteers Assyrian tribes	Ottoman Empire Kurdish irregulars
Commanders and leaders
Malik Khoshaba Other Tyari Maliks	Haydar Bey (Vali of Mosul)
Strength
Several thousand tribal fighters (lightly armed)	Several thousand regular troops + Kurdish militias (with artillery)
Casualties and losses
Heavy (exact numbers unknown); many civilians killed	Unknown
Part of the broader Assyrian resistance in Hakkari

The Tyari Offensive (also known as the Battle for Tyari or Tyari Campaign) was a military offensive launched by Ottoman forces and their Kurdish allies against the Assyrian Tyari tribes in the Hakkari mountains during the summer of 1915. It formed part of the wider Assyrian genocide (Sayfo) and the Persian Campaign of World War I.

Background

The semi-independent Assyrian tribes of Lower and Upper Tyari had maintained autonomy in the remote Hakkari mountains for centuries. With the outbreak of World War I and the Ottoman decision to eliminate Christian populations in the region, Ottoman authorities under Talaat Pasha targeted the Assyrian mountaineers.

Offensive

In June 1915, Ottoman forces led by Haydar Bey, the Vali of Mosul, along with Kurdish irregulars, launched a major attack on Tyari villages, notably Ashita and other settlements. The Assyrians, led by tribal leaders such as Malik Khoshaba of Lower Tyari, mounted a fierce resistance in the mountain passes despite being heavily outnumbered and outgunned.

Although the Assyrians achieved some local defensive victories, the sustained Ottoman pressure, combined with superior firepower and numbers, eventually forced them to retreat. By September 1915, most survivors fled to Russian-occupied Persia, bringing their families and livestock with them.

Aftermath

The fall of Tyari contributed to the mass exodus of Assyrian tribes from Hakkari. Survivors joined other Assyrian forces in Persia and later participated in further engagements under leaders such as Agha Petros. The offensive resulted in significant loss of life and the destruction of many Assyrian villages.

See also

• Assyrian volunteers
• Assyrian genocide
• Hakkari Expedition 1915
• Agha Petros

References

Category:World War I Category:Assyrian genocide Category:Battles of World War I in the Middle East