After holding the Ninth Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Year 1979, the organization of the Peshmerga was restructured within the framework of the Regional Committee and organizations (Murad, 2007, 157). Then, to expand activities and convey the voice of the revolution to every place, the Peshmerga were sent in groups to the regions of Kurdistan (Barzani, 2021, 14). From that same Congress, the decision was made to continue the armed struggle in a partisan manner.

      The Martyr Shahyaz Salih organization was sent to the Barwari Bala region to carry out activities and revitalize the organization in this region. Clearly, part of the work of the organization and the Regional Committee was carrying out Peshmerga activities, which consisted of attacking the guard posts, bases, and facilities of the Ba'ath regime. Based on that important mission related to the activities of the Peshmerga, the aforementioned organization reorganized its ranks and drew up a plan to carry out its activities, which was to attack a military base of the Ba'ath regime on the border of the region. To implement the plan, they identified the Gire Isfka guard post, which was opposite the village of Gara Gohe in the Barwari Bala region, in order to strike a blow at the government forces, re-acquaint them with the power and strength of the Kurdistan revolution, and put their interests at risk.

       On a night in November of the Year 1981, when the Peshmerga force of the aforementioned organization had collected all the information, the time came to implement their plan. The force consisted of 20 Peshmerga. Their heavy weapons were one RPG and a 57mm cannon in the rear as a support force to protect and distract the surrounding guard posts until the activity was successfully completed. As soon as the preparations were finished, with a solid plan, the Peshmerga force approached the guard post and skillfully attacked it, and with the RPG and light weapons, they created a situation, confused the soldiers inside the guard post, crept into the nooks and crannies of the guard post, and in a short time seized it. A number of soldiers were killed, and all the weapons and military equipment inside were seized, which consisted of 9 pieces of light weapons, 10 boxes of ammunition, a 60mm mortar, a large amount of hand grenades, and other military equipment.

     After the Peshmerga implemented their plan and accomplished what was important, they gathered and withdrew. But when the government became aware of the incident, as was its habit every time, it shelled the area and the return route of the Peshmerga to the liberated areas, but the Peshmerga escaped unharmed. Two days after capturing the aforementioned guard post, to continue the activities, the same Peshmerga force, with long-range DShK weapons and mortars, attacked the Chaqala military battalion and the surrounding guard posts. For a specified time, they shelled the military points and were able to inflict heavy losses on them in terms of killing and wounding the soldiers of the Ba'ath regime's army. 

Sources:

1- Masoud Barzani, Barzani and the Kurdish Liberation Movement, Volume Four, 1975-1990 Gulan Revolution, Part Two, First Edition, (Ruxana Printing House - 2021).

 2- Muhammad Murad, The Struggle of the Mountains: Memories and Events of the Gulan Revolution between the years (1976-1989), (Kurdistan Printing House - Zakho - 2007).       

3- Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board, History of the Kurdistan Democratic Party – Congresses and Conferences (Program and Internal Regulations), Volume One, First Edition, (Rojhelat Printing House - 2021).