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World War in the Middle East

Question: Amongst those that he fought alongside in the First World War he was known as ‘El Aurens’. How is he better known?

Answer: T. E. Lawrence or Lawrence of Arabia

Question: What is the name of the seige in Mesopotamia in 1916 where 8,000 British troops surrendered to the Ottoman Turks?

Answer: Seige of Kut