Martyr Qasim Teha Şerîf, known as (Qasim Ebu Şiwarb), was born in the Year 1934 in the village of Topzawa, affiliated with the Yayçî sub-district of Kirkuk province. He was a villager and engaged in farming. His level of education was primary. Qasim Ebu Şiwarb was married, his wife's name was Bedriye Fethula, and he had five sons and two daughters.

 

In the Year 1962, he joined the September Revolution and became a Peshmerga in the Letîf Hemereş battalion, which was affiliated with the Rizgarî force of the Kurdish Democratic Party. In the Year 1963, he attained the rank of Platoon Commander in the same battalion.

 

In the Year 1965, by the decision of the revolution's leadership, Qasim Ebu Şiwarb was transferred to the Qeredax force and attained the rank of Head of Branch of the force's Headquarters. He also had active participation in the epics on the border of his force, the most prominent of which were the Kifrî epic, the Qeredax epic, and the Bemoye epic.

 

In the Year 1968, on the border of the Bazyan sub-district of Sulaymaniyah province, during a confrontation with the Iraqi army of that time, a bullet hit his right knee, and he was severely wounded. For that reason, he was sent by the force commander to the country of Iran and received treatment at the Tehran hospital for 7 months, but he lost his right knee.

 

On 14 August 1974, Qasim Ebu Şiwarb and a group of his Comrades attacked to capture the Teynal Mountain outpost on the border of Sulaymaniyah province, which was an important outpost of the Iraqi regime of that time and overlooked the main road between Kirkuk province and Sulaymaniyah province. After the confrontation and getting very close to the positions of the Iraqi soldiers of that time, a mine and explosives planted under the position exploded on Qasim Ebu Şiwarb, and he was severely wounded, losing both legs and another part of his body. His Comrades transported him to the village of Darî Kelî, affiliated with the Bazyan sub-district, for treatment, but after 20 hours of being wounded and due to the severity of his wounds, he was martyred and was later buried in the cemetery of Darî Kelî village.

 

Source:

1. Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.