▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁yet ▁another ▁defeat ▁for ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁government . ▁The ▁hum ili ation ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁K ut ▁had ▁been ▁partially ▁rect ified . ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁government ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁end ▁its ▁military ▁operations ▁in ▁Pers ia ▁and ▁try ▁to ▁build ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁army ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁British ▁from ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁capture ▁Mos ul . ▁ ▁The ▁capture ▁of ▁Bag hd ad , ▁a ▁provincial ▁capital , ▁also ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁Ott oman ▁province ▁had ▁fallen ▁under ▁British ▁control . ▁Although ▁good ▁news ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁forces , ▁this ▁caused ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁b ureau cr atic ▁fighting ▁between ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁Once ▁he ▁captured ▁Bag hd ad , ▁Mau de ▁was ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁from ▁Bas ra ▁to ▁Bag hd ad . ▁Sir ▁Per cy ▁C ox , ▁the ▁Tig ris ▁Corps ▁Political ▁Officer , ▁attempted ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁under ▁joint ▁British - Ind ian ▁administration , ▁but ▁London ▁ordered ▁C ox ▁not ▁to ▁issue ▁his ▁pro clam ation ▁and ▁came ▁out ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁pro clam ation ▁asking ▁Arab ▁leaders ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁British ▁administration ▁instead . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁Indian ▁colonial ▁government ▁had ▁different ▁ideas . ▁After ▁all , ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁prime ▁mo vers ▁behind ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁in ▁the ▁first