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On 16 March the forces of Urmia began their attacks on the Charah fortress, the Kurds fought fiercely and the
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and rifles towards the fortress and the trenches of the enemy. Soon after Daniel Malik Ismail was ordered to relinquish his position on Khana Barri and was ordered by Dawid Mar Shimun not to send reinforcements to guard the road. Soon after
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Assyrian patriarch Mar Shimun was staying in the fortress. The fortress had never been conquered despite numerous attempts by the
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