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The Saga of Sharzor 1982

The battle took place on May 31, 1982, in the Sharazur region, with the participation of Peshmerga forces from Kurdish parties on the Jud front, such as the Kurdistan Democratic Party, the Socialist Party, and the Communist Party. Dozens of soldiers and mercenaries (Jash) were killed during this battle, and four Peshmerga were martyred. Government forces then returned to the Sayyid Sadiq camp.

The Battle of Sharazur was another Peshmerga epic, fought with the participation of the Jud Front forces. It took place between Said Sadiq, Halabja, Zarain, and Darbandikhan, and lasted three days. The Jud Front was established on November 28, 1980, by Kurdish parties such as Kurdistan Democratic Party The Kurdistan Socialist Party, the Iraqi Communist Party, the Kurdistan Democratic People's Party, and the Kurdish Socialist Party (PASOK), whose name is an abbreviation for the National Democratic Front, were established with the aim of uniting Kurdish parties to confront the Ba'athist regime within a single front.

The events of the Sharazur epic began with Peshmerga forces who moved from the village of Sherma to Gilak, Gardi Qazi, and Tapazirina to patrol and launch attacks on the Ba'athist regime's military installations. The Peshmerga forces remained for one day in the villages of Tapsarqula, Kashiri, Qajar, Gardi Sharif, and Dolash in the Sharazur region. On the same day, a large force of the army and mercenaries (Jash), reinforced with tanks, artillery, and aircraft, attacked the Peshmerga forces in Tapsarqula, Kashiri, and Chami Zalam. The Peshmerga forces, led by Muhammad Haji Mahmoud, Nader Hawrami, and Azad Qara Daghi, who were responsible for the Al-Joud front in the region, launched an attack from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM. During this epic, dozens of soldiers and Ba'athist government fighters were killed, and four Peshmerga fighters were martyred: Muhammad Quta Barzan Saleh, Muhammad Sarawi, and Sirwan Saadoun Kirkuki, along with a citizen named Gharib from the village of Tapsarqula, after the battle ended, the government forces retreated to the Sayyid Sadiq camp.




 

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1- Mahsoud Barzani, Barzani and Bazoutneh Ezgari Khwazi Kord, Bahri Chavarham, 1975-1990 Shirshi Gohan, Bahshi Douham, Chapi Hekhem, Chapkhaneh Oksana, 2021.

2- Nouri Hammah Ali, may God have mercy on him, may God have mercy on him, may God protect him, and may God protect him. Čabi Doohim, Höller - 2016.

3- Sahid Kaka, Peruvian Peshmergah, Chapkhana and Hazara, Sheshanberi, Chapman, 1997.

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