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The war’s brutality was exemplified by a poignant story from Palestine. Sarah Aaronshon, a Jewish woman traveling from Constantinople to the Holy Land, witnessed harrowing sights—vultures circling over the bodies of children, men and women suffering from starvation, and families driven into exile. Her account underscores the human tragedy and suffering inflicted by the conflict and the Armenian genocide.
Conclusion: A War of Decay and Despair
As the week closed, the war's grim reality became impossible to overlook. The British in Mesopotamia faced inevitable defeat and exile; Italians made small gains at exorbitant costs; Serbian resilience was broken. Meanwhile, the skies buzzed with the new tows of aerial combat, and the Ottoman Empire continued its brutal policies in Anatolia.