Assyrian Victory See also: Persian famine of 1917–1919 The Battle of Suldouze (8–13 April 1918) was a military engagement between the Assyrian Volunteers led by Agha Petros And the Ottoman soldiers led by Kheiri Bey who were stationed in Suldouze.

[3] Survivors of fighting age joined the Assyrians of northwest Persia, northern Iraq and northeast Syria, including those from Salamas and Urmia to form an Assyrian army, and had a real prospect of fighting with the Russians to evict the Ottoman forces from Persia, and historic Assyria.

[4] After carefully mapping out his route and drafting his plans Agha Petros made the decision that he would move south in three columns, each separated by some miles.

It was then decided to take up the best position available, and delay the battle to allow a strong mounted force to sweep down through the hills to a town called Suldouze, the headquarters of the Turks.

[1] Without any loss of time Agha Petros rode with his victorious troops to effect a junction where a British party was and were given enough money to buy food on their march back to Urmia.