One of the battles fought by the Peshmerga forces of the Republic of Mahabad against the Iranian army. This battle took place in the village of Qolte, where the number of Iranian army soldiers was five hundred, while the number of Peshmerga consisted of twenty people from the Mahabad forces and gunmen from the Gorki, Sardasht, and Swisni regions. In addition to this force, Mustafa Khoshnaw from the Barzani forces also participated in the battle. The forces of the Republic of Kurdistan, with the few weapons they possessed, most of which were light weapons, were able to besiege the Iranian army force. Upon hearing this news, and to rescue this large number of its troops besieged by a small force of the Republic, the Iranian forces sent about 350 additional soldiers from the city of Baneh as a Support force to rescue the 500 soldiers besieged in the village of Qolte, but this measure was of no use. In the end, the Republic's Peshmerga forces, in which a number of Barzani forces' Peshmerga also participated, were able to defeat the Iranian army force. After their surrender, the Peshmerga forces obtained a lot of spoils, which was very good at that time, when the Republic's forces were not in a good position in terms of weapons and Ammunition.
By conducting this battle and other battles by the Peshmerga of the Barzani forces and the forces of the Republic of Kurdistan during that short period of the Republic's life, the importance of the presence of the Barzani forces in that sensitive phase that the Republic of Kurdistan was going through becomes clearer to us, because they were able, by utilizing the strength and ability they possessed, to defend well the areas entrusted to them and did not surrender in the face of the Iranian army's attacks. On the other hand, another distinctive feature of the Barzani Peshmerga at that stage stands out, which is that despite all the problems and difficulties they faced, from a lack of accommodation to diseases and a lack of food, they were always ready to sacrifice their lives for the sake of the Republic of Kurdistan. This is in contrast to the Peshmerga of other Iranian tribes who did not suffer from problems with accommodation, lack of food, or health problems.
Source:1- Hajar Mukriyani, Chisht-i Mujeer, Third Edition, -, Azadi Publishing House, 2009.