| Battle of Istabulat | |||||||
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| Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I | |||||||
 Iraq Front Situation on April 17, 1917 and operations on April 19-24 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ottoman Empire | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Frederick Stanley Maude | Khalil Pasha | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 7th (Meerut) Division and 8th (Jullundur) Brigade of 3rd (Lahore) Division | 6th Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 45,000 Men (theater) | 10,000 Men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~ 2,000 | ~ 2,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Istabulat was a part of the Samarra offensive during the First World War occurring when the British Empire attempted to further its strategic position after the capture of Baghdad from the Ottoman Empire.