The Gulan Revolution - (Progressive May Revolution - May 26, 1976). It was launched by the Kurdistan Democratic Party under the leadership of President Masoud Barzani against the Ba'athist government of Iraq in southern Kurdistan and continued until the 1991 spring uprising.

On December 14, 1914, after the execution of Sheikh Abdul Salam Barzani by the Ottoman Empire, Sheikh Ahmed Barzani replaced his elder brother at the age of 18 and became a religious and social leader in the Barzan region.

Martyr Jamal Iskandar Mahmoud served as a Peshmerga during the May Revolution, but was later displaced to the Iranian border following the collapse of the September Revolution. His entire family faced political imprisonment, and he himself sustained a single injury during his time as a Peshmerga. Tragically, in 1982, after engaging in a paramilitary operation in the Said Sadiq district, he fall victim to an ambush by soldiers and Jashes of the Ba'ath regime, resulting in his martyrdom.

Martyr Hassan Mohammed was a Peshmerga fighter who played a significant role in the May Revolution. Throughout his career, he encountered one injury. Unfortunately, in 1982, he was tragically martyred by a betrayer while serving as a Peshmerga. This individual seized his weapon and a portion of his body and surrendered to the Ba'athists.

Martyr Sabah Mohammad Arif, following the collapse of the September Revolution, sought refuge in Iran and joined the Peshmerga forces during the May Revolution. Tragically, in 1981, he fall victim to an ambush by PUK forces in the Sharazoor plain, resulting in his martyrdom.

Martyr Hama Salih Abdulkarim was an esteemed Peshmerga fighter who actively participated in both the September and May Revolutions. Following the collapse of the September Revolution, he was forced to seek refuge in Iran, only to be later relocated to southern Iraq under the control of the Ba'ath regime

Martyr Jalal Mohammed Ahmad served as a Peshmerga during the May Revolution. Throughout his Peshmerga career, he encountered two occurrences of injury. In 1982, he was apprehended by the Sulaimani security forces and subsequently executed. Jalal Mohammed Ahmad was born in 1962 in the village of Dula Suri, located in the Nalparez district of Penjwen district. He grew up as a villager and received education up until primary school.

Martyr Salih Rashid, a Peshmerga during the September Revolution, attained the rank of branch clerk. Tragically, he was shot and killed in 1969 during an Iraqi military attack on the Peshmerga positions. Salih Rashid Salih, also known as Faqe Salih, was born in 1950 in the village of Razlay in the Nalparez district of Penjwen. He worked as a farmer and completed his primary education in the village before relocating to Penjwen to pursue religious studies and mullah classes.

Martyr Jamal Qadir Amin, an employee of the Iraqi government, was a Peshmerga fighter who played a significant role in the September Revolution. Throughout his Peshmerga live, he displayed exceptional bravery and dedication, enduring injuries on two separate occasions. As evidence to his exceptional abilities, he was promoted to the esteemed rank of chief. Tragically, he met his martyrdom in 1974 during a military confrontation with the Iraqi regime near Arbat.

Martyr Jamal Ali Rashid served as a Peshmerga in both the September Revolution and the May Revolution. After the collapse of the September Revolution, he sought refuge in Iran. Throughout his Peshmerga career, he was wounded on two occasions and eventually rose to the rank of commander. Tragically, in 1981, he and his comrades were ambushed by a PUK force in the Sharazoor plain, resulting in their martyrdom.

Jabar Mohammed Sharif, also known as Jabar Haji Sharif, was a Peshmerga fighter during the May Revolution. Born in 1957 in the village of Walasmti in the Said Sadiq district, he was a farmer. In 1977, he was forcibly displaced to the Shaniri community by the Ba'ath regime. Tragically, his brother Salah Mohammed was killed in 1988.

Martyr Jabar Kakakhan Alakaram, Jabar Rash, Jabar Chuchani. He was a Peshmerga who played a significant role in the May Revolution. In 1982, he and a group of his comrades tragically encountered a minefield and were targeted by a Ba'athist ambush.