1917年,哈利爾帕沙受咗國防部長恩維爾帕沙嘅命令 將部分軍隊轉移到波斯戰役.呢個係一場失敗嘅試圖  destabilize the British supported government there. This limited his ability to defend Baghdad and led to the Fall of Baghdad.喺降伏後,英國軍隊喺伊拉克前線集中.問題:有咩限制?
巴格達嘅防御能力