Battle of Sharqat
- Scene: The final action fought on the Mesopotamian Front, the Battle of Sharqat saw British regional Commander-in-Chief Sir William Marshall secure control of the Mosul oilfields north of Baghdad.
- Belligerents: British vs. Ottoman.
- Tactics and Losses: Little Zab River, where it expected to meet and engage the Turkish Sixth Army operating under Ismail Hakki Bey. However Hakki determined to retreat his army once it became clear that Cobbe's force was endangering his army's rear. Retreating therefore to Sharqat a further 100km to the north, he nevertheless came under attack by Cobbe on 29 October 1918. During this last battle in Mesopotamia 18,000 Turk soldiers were taken prisoner by the British, whose losses ran to a little under 2,000 men.
Arab Revolt
- Scene: It was initiated by the Sherif Hussein bin Ali with the aim of securing independence from the ruling Ottoman Turks and creating a single unified Arab state spanning from Aleppo in Syria to Aden in Yemen.
- Belligerents: Ottomans, German, Emirate of Jabal Shammar vs. Arabs.
- Tactics and Losses: In 1918, the Arab cavalry gained in strength (as it seemed victory was at hand) and they were able to provide Allenby's army with intelligence on Ottoman army positions. They also harassed Ottoman supply columns, attacked small garrisons, and destroyed railroad tracks. A major victory occurred on 27 September when an entire brigade of Ottoman, Austrian and German troops, retreating from Mezerib, was virtually wiped out in a battle with Arab forces near the village of Tafas (which the Turks had plundered during their retreat).