A Ottoman invasion of Persia took place in late August 1906 on the orders of the vali of Baghdad.[1] 500 mounted Ottoman troops marched from Baneh into the Persian Luristan country and the districts of Seifi, Malkhatavi and Baghasi, burning crops along the way.[1] Citizens of Khanakin were forced to take Ottoman passports and enlist in the Ottoman army.[1] On 24 August, After protests were given by the Persian government, the Ottoman commander at Ban said he had no order to withdraw, and 2 days later the Ottomans were collecting Taxes near Urumia.[1] On 8 September, the Ottomans occupied Gangatchin and the district of Baradosl.[1] Ottoman troops subsequently occupied a strip of territory extending from a point south-west of Soujboulak to a point west of Khoi.[2] The Ottomans were eventually expelled from Persia by the Russian Imperial Army in 1911.[3]