Battle of Charah

Battle of Charah (1918)
	Part of Persian campaign (World War I)
	; The Fortress of Charah
Date	12–17 March 1918
Location	Kuhnashahir (modern day Tazeh Shahr), Salmas, Persia
Result	Assyrian victory Simko flee to Khoy with some of his men; Simko’s Mom and Niece were captured and taken to Urmia; 150 Kurdish villages looted and destroyed;
Belligerents
Assyrian volunteers	Shekak tribe
Commanders and leaders
Agha Petros; Malik Khoshaba; Dawid Mar Shimun; Malik Yaqo	Simko Shikak (WIA)
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
71 killed	500 killed 1,500+ killed in Kuhnashahir;

The Battle of Charah (12–17 March 1918) or Charah Expedition took place between the Assyrian Volunteers led by Agha Petros and Malik Khsoshaba against Shekak tribesmen led by Simko Shikak in revenge for the assassination of Mar Benyamin Shimun. Simko Shikak, who was responsible for the murder of the Assyrian patriarch Mar Shimun was staying in the fortress. The fortress had never been conquered despite numerous attempts by the Iranian government.