aug 14, 1920 - Battle of Khanaqin

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On August 14, the Dalw clan, under the leadership of its leader Khesro Bek, attacked the city of Khanaqin. The city was occupied with little resistance. The rebels and those with them looted Dar al-Saray and all the governmental departments in the city. They took down the British flag and took up the Ottoman flag. The rebels appointed Khurshid Bek as the ruler of the city[30]. The clans of Qazarbat also attacked the English and occupied the town and looted the building of the governmental Sarai in the town.