The Causes

On March 6, 1975, the Algiers Agreement between the Iranian monarchy and the Iraqi Ba'athist government ended the 1961 September Revolution launched by the Kurdistan Democratic Party in southern Kurdistan. As a result of this agreement and the halt of the revolution, the majority of the Revolutionary leadership and members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and their families were displaced to Iran and neighboring countries. Only the party organizations in Europe continued their activities.

The Algiers Agreement, which led to the collapse of the September Revolution and the displacement of more than 180 Kurds to Iran, created a sense of victory over the Kurds among the Iraqi Ba'athist authorities and even the Iranian monarchy, the Baath regime was sensing the disappearance of a leadership that led the Kurdish movements in Iraq since the formation of the country.

Therefore, it began to implement the conspiracy to destroy Kurdistan and the policy of deportation and Arabization. After the collapse of the revolution, the Ba'ath regime began to change the demographics of Kurdistan They have displaced many kurds from large areas and forced them to forced communities, the monarchy regime of Iran Like Iraq considered itself successful against the Kurds.

They believed that they were taking revenge on President Mustafa Barzani for the March 11, 1970 agreement. At the request of the Iraqi government, Iran closed its borders to the refugees and opened the camps to Iraqi officials to encourage the refugees to return to Iraq. The Kurds who chose Iran remained; they were moved to the most remote border areas in eastern and southern Iran.

This unfavorable and dangerous situation had put the struggle of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in South Kurdistan in danger of destruction and nearing its end, that’s why president Masoud Barzani in consultation with Idris Barzani his big brother have suggested to re organize party’s and revolution’s organs. In 1975 at the vast meeting of Naghdeh which was organized by President Mustafa Barzani to meet with the refugees. The proposal was presented to President Mustafa Barzani by Masoud Barzani, who agreed to it, in April 1975 Preparations for the revolution began by Masoud Barzani.

Preparations for the revival of the revolution

After the Naghdeh meeting on April 2, 1975, President Mustafa Barzani entrusted Masoud Barzani with the task of reorganizing the party and revolutionary organs. He was expelled to Tehran by the Iranian authorities, After consultation and dialogue each of Masoud Barzani and Idris Barzani have agreed that Idris Barzani would supervise the refugees of Iran and Masoud Barzani to revive the party and revolutionary organs and work to revive the revolution in South Kurdistan. People have contacted the Party in the Naghadeh city of eastern Kurdistan, and The old leadership and known cadres were closely monitored by the SAVAK intelligence agency. More reliance was placed on young cadres, especially those who had previously worked with Masoud Barzani and could have been more relied upon in such a situation.

On April 15, 1975, the first secret meeting of the party was held on a spring near Naghdeh called Hawt Cheshma. Masoud Barzani, Jawhar Namiq Salim, Karim Shingali, Azad Barwari and Mohammed Reza were present at the meeting.  At the meeting they decided to send Jawhar Namiq Salim, Karim Shingali, Azad Barwari, Arif Tayfoor, Dr. Kamal Kirkuki, Ezzat Abdulaziz and Sherko Ali back to South Kurdistan and Sami Abdulrahman and Mohammed Reza should be sent to Europe, and supervising the refugees was given to Idris Barzani, Ali Abdullah, Muhsin Dizayee, Falakaddin Kakayi and Franso Hariri, and it was decided to reconnect with the cadres and Peshmergas who have remained in Iraq and Syria as soon as possible. On April 16, 1975, Masoud Barzani sent two letters to Mohammed Khalid Bosali and Jalal Talabani, who were then in Syria.

In June 1975, Tariq Akreyi, head of the sixth branch of the Kurdish Students Association in Europe, and his wife in Europe Shirin Katani secretly returned to Iran and met with President Mustafa Barzani in Tehran, and then to see Masoud Barzani and other comrades they went to Naghdeh. In June, a secret meeting was held in Naghdeh in the presence of Masoud Barzani, Idris Barzani, Tarq Akreyi, Sami Abdulrahman, Ali Abdullah and Dr. Mahmoud Osman and the first draft of the Party’s statement after the fail of the revolution was prepared by the name of Europe branch. It was also decided to hold a conference of the sixth European branch and the congress of the Kurdish Students Association in Europe was issued in the summer of the same year. The draft statement was later taken to President Mustafa Barzani in Tehran, where it was taken to Europe after some modifications and published there.

In response to the efforts of the Kurdistan Democratic Party leadership to reorganize and quickly revive the revolution, Jalal Talabani announced the formation of a semi-front in Syria on May 25, 1975, called the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. 

Iranian SAVAK Intelligence Agency

In September 1975, President Mustafa Barzani was sent to the United States for treatment under the intensive supervision of the Iranian intelligence agency SAVAK. On September 15, at the request of President Barzani, Masoud Barzani visited the United States. After receiving the necessary treatment On October 10, 1975, he returned to Iran in Azimiyeh, Karaj they were settled near the capital, Tehran.

After the return of President Mustafa Barzani, and Masoud Barzani, a large number of refugees from different parts of Iran in order to learn about the illness of President Mustafa Barzani and to welcome him visited Azimiyah Karaj, on that occasion the Party cadres who were tasked with reactivating the secret organizations of the Party, once again have gathered around Masoud Barzani and the Party leadership.

At the request of Masoud Barzani, after the reunion of the comrades, in mid-November 1975, a secret meeting was held at Massoud Barzani's house in the presence of Jawhar Namiq, Karim Shingali, Arif Tayfoor and Mohammed Reza in Azimiyah, Karaj Several important decisions were made at the meeting, including the establishment of a leadership Shared between the old and new leadership of the Party. Return to South Kurdistan and re-establishment of armed detachments and secret organizations of the party and revolution, for this purpose, it was decided to divide the areas of South Kurdistan into two regions, Region One and Region Two, which later became known as Badinan and Soran, the Hamilton street was appointed as the in between border of these two regions activity. At the same times both of the regions were free to have special activities in other cities of Iraq. For this purpose, Jawhar Namiq and Karim Shingali were appointed as the leadership of the first region (Badinan), while Arif Taifur, Sherko Sheikh Ali Sargalo and Sheikh Azir Sheikh Yousef were appointed as the leaders of the second region (Soran). They were assigned to return to the boundaries of their activities.

At the same meeting, it was decided to issue a statement. Masoud Barzani instructed his comrades Jawhar Namiq, Karim Shingali, Arif Tayfoor and Hama Reza to write the statement after their return to Tehran They rewrote the statement. The next day, the comrades went back to Azimiyah, Karaj to see Masoud Barzani After further evaluation and little modification, the statement was submitted to President Mustafa Barzani, who agreed to publish it. It was decided to publish the statement in Naghdeh. It was not yet clear under what name the statement would be published It was there that the name of the interim leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party was decided for the first time It was published on December 10, 1975 under the same name and entitled Kurdistan is the real arena of struggle.

Interim leadership

In mid-November 1975, a secret meeting in Karaj it was decided to establish an interim leadership for the party, as the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party was concerned about the situation that failure had brought upon the Kurdish revolution and and its people especially after leaving the country, their displacement and the disruption of the internal organizations of the Kurdistan Democratic Party which was practically abolished.

According to the party's program and internal policy, the members of the central committee must be elected at the congress by the vote of the congress delegates, but the condition post the failiure in one hand and the intensive monitoring by the Iranian Intelligence Agency (SAVAK) which was put on the activities of party members, holding the congress as a task seemed impossible. At the mid-November meeting in Karaj and later in consultation with President Mustafa Barzani, it was decided to appoint a new leadership for the party, but because the new members were not elected through the congress, It was decided to add a temporary suffix to the leadership until the opportunity arises to hold a party congress. These remain members of the party's interim leadership, thus establishing the party's temporary leadership, known as the interim leadership.

In the first step, the number of members of the interim leadership of the Party was only seven people, including Masoud Barzani, Idris Barzani, Jawhar Namiq, Karim Shingali, Arif Taifur, Mohammed Reza and Azad Barwari. Thus the majority of the interim leadership was formed by youths, except Idris Barzani and Masoud Barzani, who were members of the Party’s central committee before the fail of the September Revolution, were appointed to the interim leadership after the dissolution of the central committee at the Karaj meeting. With the aim of further developing collabrative work and reorganizing the political and military organs of the party, It was decided to contact the members of the old central committee who had remained in Iran and were willing to continue their political struggle within the framework of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and to benefit from their political experience; especially Sami Abdulrahman and Dr. Mahmoud Osman were among them. So, after visit and dialogue each of Sami Abdulrahman, Nuri Shawes and Ali Abdullah were added to the party's interim leadership. Later, after the arrest of Arif Taifur by the Iranian government, Dr. Kamal Kirkuk was sent back to South Kurdistan as the head of the second region and his name was included in the list of members of the interim leadership Eleven members and remained like this until the Berlin Conference on August 11, 1976. In this conference Four more members were added to the interim leadership by voting, including Wurya Saati, Dilshad Miran, Aza Khafaf and Abdulrahman Pedawi, bringing the total number of members to 15 until the 9th Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party In 1979, the names remained the same.

The revival of the revolution

After the election of the interim leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, the division of South Kurdistan into two regions, Soran and Badinan, rebuilding of the party and Peshmerga organizations in the two regions and abroad. While the atrocities of Iraqi Baath Government to the Kurdish people continued from Displacement and destruction of Kurdistan villages, finally the deadline for the resumption of the armed revolution by the Kurdistan Democratic Party against the Ba'athist regime in southern Kurdistan came. On April 28, 1976, Masoud Barzani held a secret meeting in which each of Mohammed Reza and Arif Taifur and Azad Barwari participated in the meeting, in this meeting the final decision was made on the redistribution of duties and preparations for the armed revolution.

In general May 1976 was the month of the resumption of the partisan and armed activities against the regime army. As a result of this clash a number of regime’s army soldiers were killed, the regime’s army after this clash was forced to use aerial forces and bombarded the roads on the borders of Iraq and Turkey. After an assessment of the situation by the party leadership, on May 26 was set as the date for the resumption of the armed revolution and on May 26, 1976 at 4 am the first bullet against the The Iraqi Ba'athists regime’s army was shot.

On May 26, a Party’s Peshmerga detachment was ambushed by the regime army in Zino near Haji Omeran, after fighting broke out between the two sides, eight Iraqi soldiers were killed and 12 others were wounded, In this battle Sayid Abdullah the commander of Party’s battalion was martyred and became the first martyr of the revolution after the fail of the September Revolution. On the same day, another armed detachment of the Party’s interim leadership attacked a regime’s army front in the village of Kashani in Badinan region under the command of Abu Nawal. Thus, in the majority of the border areas especially Bahdinan and Turkey- Iraq border Fighting resumed.

In general, during the period between 1976-1979, which is considered the first phase of the May Revolution and is supervised by the interim leadership, despite all the difficulties and ups and downs, despite the formation of several political armed organizations in South Kurdistan who went to the mountains of Kurdistan in the name of revolution and there they opposed the Kurdistan Democratic Party before the Ba'athist regime in Iraq and in many occasion they forced the Kurdistan Democratic Party into the civil war.

However, according to the military statements of the interim leadership at that time which were continuously being made, fighting between the Peshmerga forces and the regime army continued despite the heavy casualties the army was taking for many times, most of the border areas were being controlled by the Peshmerga forces of the revolution, the government had no power over them. During this period, several resistance stories such as the Battle of Sharansh on August 18, 1976, the Battle of Bingird on October 11, 1976, the Battle of Sharsten on December 26, 1976, the Battle of Govke and the Battle of Belmbir May 1977 and the Battle of Qasrok in 1978 were recorded as the basis for continuation By revolution in later years.

Ninth Congress and dissolution of the interim leadership

On June 19, 1976, President  Mustafa Barzani was sent back to the United States for the second time under the intensive surveillance of the Iranian intelligence agency SAVAK in order to receive treatment for his illness, Masoud Barzani was in charge of party organizations had accompanied President Mustafa Barzani on this trip. The visit was supposed to last six weeks and then return to Iran, but their return lasted until the death of President Mustafa Barzani in 1979.

During this period, the party's organizations inside the country were run by the interim leadership, most of whom had returned to South Kurdistan, especially Sami Abdulrahman after the Berlin Conference was held It was given a completely Marxist face that was far from the original policy of the Party’s and Barzani's path, In Berlin Conference Sami Abdulrahman added four of his supporters to the interim leadership to strengthen his position, amended the party's program and internal rules, and published a booklet entitled The Kurdish Liberation Movement, which’s content was critical of the leadership of the revolution, defined the line that the Party will follow his struggle from then on.

Although these actions of some members of the interim leadership, especially Sami Abdulrahman, were not to the liking of the Party leadership, but in order not to damage the unity of the Party and the revolutionary organizations, the solution was postponed for a suitable time.

In February 1979, the monarchy regime collapsed in Iran and was replaced by the Islamic Republic. The news of the death of President Mustafa Barzani on March 1, 1975, spread everywhere in the United States. Iran’s authority agreed to return Mustafa Barzani's body to Iran and to be buried there temporarily. On March 4, 1979, his body was brought back to Iran and buried in the town of Shino in East Kurdistan.

Participation in the funeral of President Mustafa Barzani in East Kurdistan was a reason for all members, cadres, Peshmergas and the party leadership to meet again and decide on the fate of the party after the president. Thus, after many meetings it was decided to hold The 9th Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

On November 10, 1979, the ninth congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party was held in Zewa camp, west of Urmia, East Kurdistan. As a result of this congress, Masoud Barzani was elected as the party's leader by the consensus and a new central committee was appointed for the party by election which replaced the interim leadership of the party. The party and military organs of the revolution were reorganized and the party was brought back on its true path to some extent.

Regional situation after 1979 and the Gulan Revolution

After the change of regime in Iran, political power in Iraq also changed. President Ahmad Hassan Bakr resigned and was replaced by Saddam Hussein on July 17, 1979, after Saddam Hussein took power, the regime's policy towards the Kurds deteriorated Ba'ath deployed five divisions, 50,000 police, border guards and reserve forces to control the borders where the Peshmerga bases were established. Despite these after a number of small battles the regime couldn’t halt the military advancement of peshmarga.

In June 1979, the Iraqi air force bombed several villages in East Kurdistan under the pretext of the presence of Peshmerga. The situation of the Peshmerga forces on the Turkish border deteriorated when Ali Haider Ozga, the head of the Turkish intelligence agency, visited Baghdad on March 29, 1979 to resolve the border issue between the two countries, on September 12, 1980 General Kanan Evren carried out a military coup in Turkey, as a result thousands Kurds in northern Kurdistan fled to neighboring countries, and the Turkish government deployed thousands of troops to the border areas of Syria, Iraq, and Iran and ordered them to attack the Party’s Peshmerga and other Kurdistan forces near the borders.

On August 16, 1979, a republican decree was issued in Saddam's name, which called for the release of all political prisoners and a general amnesty for all Kurds who had gone to the mountains or abroad and returned and those who have been amnestied to be allowed to return to their previous duties and the Kurds who had been deported to central and southern Iraq to return to Kurdistan, but after their return they were settled in forced labor camps.

On September 22, 1980, after the breakdown of relations, war broke out between Iraq and Iran. The Kurdistan Democratic Party was the archenemy of the Ba'ath regime and had already launched a revolution against it. In this battle the Party helped the Islamic Republic of Iran and benefited from Iranian assistance to advance his national goals.

The Jude Front

After the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, the Iraqi opposition forces tried to unite their ranks and strengthen their ties in order to establish a strong national front. The Kurdistan Democratic Party from its side in the 9th congress stressed the importance of creating a political front and one of the decisions of the congress was to form a broad front in Kurdistan and Iraq. In return On April 7, 1980, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) attacked the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Peshmergas in the Hawraman area and called on the Kurdistan Socialist Party (KSP) to sever ties with the KDP, thus the attempt for forming a common opposition front was destroyed.

with the aim of creating a unified Iraqi opposition front against the Ba'ath regime On November 12, 1980, the Juqad Front, abbreviated as the National Democratic Front, was formed in Syria in which The Ba'athist Arab Socialist Party (Iraqi Regional Leadership), the Arab Socialist Movement, The Iraqi Communist Party, the Iraqi Socialist Party, the Iraqi People's Liberation Army, the Independent Democrats, the PUK, and the United Kurdistan Socialist Party (KSP) were members. Despite the representatives of the communist party have attempted many times for the KDP to participate in this front but the PUK opposed and The Ba'ath Party the leadership of the Iraqi region, and the Arab Socialist Movement also supported the PUK's position.

After several parties refused to accept the KDP as a member of the Juqad Front, the Kurdistan Socialist Party and the Iraqi Communist Party joined the KDP and on November 28, 1980, a new front called Jude was announced.

On November 28, 1980, a cooperation agreement was signed between the KDP, KSP (Kurdistan Socialist Party) and ICP (Iraqi Communist Party) in the village of Kawpar in Khane, East Kurdistan in a meeting in which from the KDP; Masoud Barzani, Ali Abdullah, Dr. Mohammed Salih Jumaa, and Roj Nuri Shaways and from KSP Rasul Mamend, Tahir Ali Wali and from ICP Ahmed Banikhelani and Fatih Rasul were present.

On November 29, 1980, the news of the establishment of the Jude Front was broadcast on Voice of Kurdistan Radio, whose goal was to overthrow the Ba'ath regime, establish a real democratic, national and autonomous regime for Kurdistan and end the war between Iraq and Iran. This front was supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran. On November 10, 1981, PASOK party joined the Jud Front, but the formation of the front failed to bring together all the opposition forces and instead of party conflict, the conflict of the fronts had emerged and led to deepening conflicts and Internal war between Kurdistan parties.

The political and Military Condition (1980-1986)

After the reorganization of the organs and Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, especially after the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war, the Peshmerga forces resumed their activities against the regime's army in the border areas The KDP peshmarga dominated and had the upper hand in the majority of the areas along the Iran-Turkey borders, they pushed the Iraqi army to a corner. The PUK, on the other hand, was constantly thinking of making up for its defeat in 1978 in the Turkish border areas and Hakkari at the hands of the KDP’s interim leadership forces.

Therefore, on May 14, 1980, with the help of the Ba'ath government, they resumed fighting against the KDP forces in Alwatan. The PUK’s Assaults later included the parties in alliance with the KDP, the battle turned into the battle with the Jude front which inflicted a high casualty to all the parties. That is, the Ba'athist authorities were also involved, they started to savagely destroy the villages, displacing the people, and cleansing them. In 1980, more than 10,000 Fayli Kurds went missing. In May 1983, after Ali Hassan Majid was appointed head of the Ba'ath Party's northern affairs, The Barzanis who were settled in the forced communities more than eight thousands of them went missing.

Tehran Peace Congress 1986

In 1985, relations between the PUK and the Iraqi Ba'ath Party broke down after the failure of negotiations. In October 1976, a political-military agreement was signed between the PUK and the Islamic Republic of Iran and they started to conduct shared operation against the Regime Army. The arrival of Pasdaran (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) army by the PUK to Kurdistan and targeting and attacking the oil wells of Kirkuk made The Ba'athist government to have a negative firm reaction it began to destroy Kurdish villages, especially in Kirkuk’s vicinity.

In late 1986, the Iranian government tried to unite the Iraqi opposition forces against the Ba'ath regime and hold the Iraqi People's Cooperation Congress in Tehran, thus the invitations were sent to all the parties on December, 24, 1986 the congress was held in Tehran city. Idris Barzani participated in this congress as the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party delegation and played a major role in bringing peace between the parties, especially the PUK and KDP, and strengthening their alliance with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Ba'ath regime's attitude after the Tehran Peace Conference

In early 1987, all the border areas of Kurdistan were liberated by the Peshmerga. On February 12, 1987, Iranian forces, with the help of PUK and KDP forces, attacked Haji Omeran area and in eastern Ruandz they were able to capture the Girdamand terrain and other places, In May 1987 The Ba'ath Party leadership decided to appoint Ali Hassan Majid as secretary general of the Northern Bureau, replacing Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi and was given absolute power.

He issued several decisions at the beginning of his tenure, such as the areas where the Peshmerga were present to be counted as prohibited areas, shooting and killing in these areas was released without any conditions, on June 30, 1987 according to decision number (457) of the Revolutionary Leadership Council in Iraq, all the departments of Agriculture was abolished in all Kurdistan cities and towns and all kinds of agricultural equipment were banned.

In 1988, after the weakening of the Iranian army military wise, the Ba'ath army began to attack Kurdistan in the most brutal way. Along with the deportation of people, it began to bombard the revolutionary bases and chemical attacks on Kurdistan cities and villages, Continuation of the genocide campaign (Anfal) During 1988, more than 180,000 Kurds were disappeared and massacred in eight stages from Garmian to Badinan.

Kurdistan Front

The idea of creating a unified Kurdistan front in southern Kurdistan dates back to the November 1986 meetings between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) led by Idris Barzani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by Jalal Talabani in Tehran, Capital of Iran. Later after the success of the Peace congress in Tehran in February 1987 Both The parties issued a joint statement on the attempt to form a Kurdistan front and promised to unite the Peshmerga forces.

On July 18, 1987, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the Socialist Party, PASOK, and the People's Party met at the headquarters of the KDP Political Bureau and issued a statement on the unification of the Iraqi opposition forces, especially the Kurdish forces and it was decided to establish The Kurdistan Front. Later On July 30, 1987, a joint statement was issued outlining the goals of the Kurdistan Front.

After several meetings between the political parties in South Kurdistan, especially the peace agreement between the KDP and PUK in the autumn of 1987, the Kurdistan Front was established on May 2, 1988 and began its activities on May 12 of the same year. Its first meeting was carried out in June 1988 in Khawkurk .

Until 1988, the Kurdish forces and parties in South Kurdistan were supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the Ba'ath regime. With the end of the war between the two countries on August 8, 1988, Iranian aid to the Kurds ended the Iraqi government began to attack Kurdistan and the Peshmerga forces with all its might, In response, on July 20, 1988, in the meeting of the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) chaired by President Masoud Barzani the decission to defend and resist was taken and opened the battle fronts in the areas of Khrena and Khawkurk The President Masoud Barzani was present at the fronts himself, later and as a result of attacks of the regime's army on the headquarters of the Peshmerga forces. The Peshmerga forces recorded many battles and heroism. Of course, the battle of Khawkurk is one of the pride and sovereignty of the Kurdish people at that time.

The Gulan Revolution was the result of all the revolutions that were waged by the Kurdish people against successive Iraqi regimes in the past decades by the formation of the Kurdistan front and the unification of the Kurdish forces in South Kurdistan have established an independent protected region.

The most important battles of the second phase of the revolution (1980-1988)

After the end of the first phase of the revolution (1976-1979) and was considered the period of interim leadership, after the death of President Mustafa Barzani and holding the ninth congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, a new phase of revolution against the regime began which was in parallel with with the eight years long Iraq and Iran war, the war between the two countries, had a great impact on the revolution during this period, the KDP leadership took advantage of the opportunity and expanded the battle fronts against the Ba'ath regime and even after the cessation of the war between the two countries the battle continued by the Peshmerga forces of the revolution, During this period, despite all the internal problems and complications, the Peshmerga forces of the revolution recorded many battles and heroic stories against the regime army that day by day brightened the horizon for the future of the Kurdish people and gave good news of victory It was the fighting and resistance that eventually led to the spring uprising of 1991 and the liberation of South Kurdistan, the most important battles of this period:

- Battle of Kani Sef, 20 October 1980

- Battle of Haji Omeran, 18 October 1980

- Battle of Mount Sorin, early 1982

- Battle of Biara, 3 December 1982

- Battle of Sharazoor, 31 May 1982

- Tripple Battle of Gara, 10 December 1982

- Battle of Sharmn, 29 March 1983

- Battle of Said Sadiq, 16 Augest 1983

- Battle of Kanyelnja, 21 November 1983

- Battle of Akre, in 1983

- Battle of Duhok, August 1984

- Battle of Sarsang, spring 1985

- Battle of Karadag, June 1986

- Battle of Amedi, 8 October 1986

- Battle of Zakho, 12 October 1986

- Battle of Basque, 20 December 1986

- Battle of Ahmadawa, 1 July 1987

- Battle of Atrosh, 4 January 1987

- Battle of Bamerni, 26 May 1987

- Battle of Basira, 27 July 1978

- Battle of Kani Mase, 13 September 1987

- Battles from Amedi to Derelok, 11 December 1987

- Battle of Karadag, 20 April 1987

- Battle of Deralul, 5 August 1987

- Battle of Hiran, 16 August 1987

- Battle of Deraluk, 11 January 1988

- Battle of Balisan, 26 February 1988

- Battles of Zakho to Batufa, 26 February 1988

- Battle of Halabja Assault, March 12, 1988

- Battle of the 143rd Battalion, 13 March 1988

- Battle of Zakho, 8 January 1988

- Battle of Mandil, 10 January 1988

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مسعود بارزانی، بارزانی و بزووتنه‌وه‌ی رزگاریخوازی كورد، ١٩٥٨-١٩٦١، به‌رگی دووه‌م، (٢٠١٢).

مسعود بارزانی، بارزانی و بزووتنه‌وه‌ی ڕزگاریخوازی كورد ١٩٦١ـ ١٩٧٥، به‌رگی سێیه‌م، به‌شی یه‌كه‌م، (هه‌ولێر ـ چاپخانه‌ی وه‌زاره‌تی په‌روه‌رده‌ ـ ٢٠٠٤ز).

 مسعود بارزانی، بارزانی و بزووتنه‌وه‌ی ڕزگاریخوازی كورد ١٩٦١ـ ١٩٧٥، به‌رگی سێیه‌م، به‌شی دووه‌م، (هه‌ولێر ـ چاپخانه‌ی وه‌زاره‌تی په‌روه‌رده‌ ـ ٢٠٠٤ز).

 مسعود بارزانی، بارزانی و بزووتنه‌وه‌ی ڕزگاریخوازی كورد ١٩٦١ـ ١٩٧٥، به‌رگی چواره‌م، به‌شی یه‌كه‌م، (هه‌ولێر ـ چاپخانه‌ی ڕۆكسانا ـ ٢٠٢١ز).

 مسعود بارزانی، بارزانی و بزووتنه‌وه‌ی ڕزگاریخوازی كورد ١٩٦١ـ ١٩٧٥، به‌رگی چواره‌م، به‌شی دووه‌م، (هه‌ولێر ـ چاپخانه‌ی ڕۆكسانا ـ ٢٠٢١ز).

 مێژووی پارتی دیموكراتی كوردستان، كۆنگره‌ و كۆنفرانس (پرۆگرام و په‌یڕەوی ناوخۆ). ده‌سته‌ی ئینسكلۆپیدیای پارتی دیموكراتی كوردستان، به‌رگی یه‌كه‌م، (هه‌ولێر- چاپخانه‌ی ڕۆژهه‌ڵات- ٢٠٢١).

 صلاح الخرسان، التیارات السیاسیة في كردستان العراق، قراءة في ملفات الحركات و الأحزاب الكردیة في العراق ١٩٤٦-٢٠٠١، (بیروت – مطبعة البلاغ – ٢٠٠١م).

 حبیب محمد كریم، تأریخ الحزب الدیمقراطي الكوردستاني ـ العراق (في محطات رئیسیة) ١٩٤٦ ـ ١٩٩٣، (دهوك ـ مطبعة خه‌بات ـ ١٩٩٨م).

 دكتۆر شێركۆ فه‌تحوڵا عومه‌ر، پارتی دیموكراتی كوردستان و بزووتنه‌وه‌ی رزگاریخوازی نه‌ته‌وه‌ی كورد ١٩٤٦ – ١٩٥٧، و. سواره‌ قه‌ڵادزه‌ێی، (چاپخانه‌ی شه‌هید ئازاد هه‌ورامی - ٢٠١٣).

 ئه‌رشیفی ده‌سته‌ی ئینسكلۆپیدیای پارتی دیموكراتی كوردستان.