The battle took place

In 1977, the Govki and Bilmber headquarters of the Peshmerga in the interim command were located close to each other in the Barwari Bala area. The Govki headquarters housed a large number of Peshmerga, in addition to Haji Qado's detachment. There were also the detachments of Mohammed Khalid Bosli and Mohammed Gouda, which comprised more than one hundred Peshmerga at that headquarters. In contrast, the Bilmber headquarters had only Ahmed Shani's detachment. On May 25, 1977, a large force of the regime's army, consisting of 500 officers and soldiers and supported by nine personnel carrier helicopters and a silent fighter (helicopter), launched an attack on the Bilmber headquarters from three fronts: east, west, and south (helicopter helicopters had been recently purchased from France and it was the first time the army had used them against the Peshmerga). Fighting broke out between the two sides. After hearing gunfire at the Govki headquarters, Haji Qado, Mohammed Khalid, and Mohammed Gouda set out with about sixty Peshmerga fighters to help their comrades. On the way, They were also attacked by aircraft. Near Ahmed Shana's headquarters, Hassan Hajar, Haji Qado's cousin and a platoon commander, and another Peshmerga fighter were killed by helicopter fire. Mirkhan Shamo and three other Peshmerga fighters loyal to Haji Qado were also wounded. The aircraft were flying low, evacuating the bodies of their own dead and even the bodies of the fallen Peshmerga. The entire force had only one RPG launcher and three rockets. After using them, the aircraft became less willing to fly at low altitudes. By the time Haji Qado's Peshmerga, along with Mohammed Khalid and Mohammed Goda, arrived, Ahmed Shana and many of his fighters had run out of ammunition.

But they continued to resist, and with the arrival of this force, the Peshmerga shifted their positions from defense to offense, managing to kill a large number of army soldiers on the battlefield and force the army to retreat. The aircraft evacuated as many of their dead and wounded soldiers as possible, including the bodies of Zorab and another Peshmerga martyr, from the battlefield. A Peshmerga fighter named Rasul Doski was captured by the army and taken with them. On the return flight, they threw Rasul Doski alive from the aircraft, and he was killed.

The fighting resulted in the martyrdom of eight Peshmerga fighters, two of whom had recently joined the Peshmerga forces, in addition to four civilians. Nine Peshmerga fighters were wounded, including Saleh Seto and Ahmed Shana himself. Ali Harouri, one of Ahmed Shana's Peshmerga fighters, was also martyred after being hit by dozens of bullets. On the same day, Zoran Abdul Aziz (Anwar) was also martyred. The regime army also suffered more than 45 to 50 dead. The bodies of the martyrs were transported by Haji Qado, Lieutenant Muhammad Surani, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Goda, and the Peshmerga fighters to the village of Aroshi, where they were buried, and then they returned to the Gofki headquarters.

The following day, Haji Qado, accompanied by four Peshmerga, decided to return to the Bilmber headquarters to retrieve the weapons that had been left there. So they set off towards the Bilmber headquarters, and after collecting and carrying the weapons, they decided to have lunch there and then return to the Valley of the Martyrs. On the same day, May 26, four helicopters returned to the Bilmber headquarters where Haji Qado and his Peshmerga companions were located. Suddenly, the helicopters appeared from behind the valley, and the Peshmerga had no preparation or opportunity to defend themselves. As a result of the gunfire and shelling from the helicopters, Haji Qado was martyred immediately at the scene.

The following day, May 27, 1977, the regime army arrived again via seven troop transport planes at the Gofki camp. After the landing, the regime army soldiers launched a large-scale attack on the Peshmerga forces. Although the Peshmerga forces had lost their commander and many heroic Peshmerga fighters the previous day, they defended bravely and severely defeated the attacking army, forcing them to retreat.

After this battle, several other detachments arrived at the Valley of the Martyrs and the Gofki camp to guard the place and the graves of the martyrs, because they had received news that the regime intended to come to the area by plane and transport the bodies. The detachments remained in the area for forty days until they were sure that the army would not return for this purpose.

Source:

1- Archive of the Encyclopedia Authority of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.