Biography

Xidir Abdullah Rasul was born on February 1, 1936, in the city of Koya in the Erbil province. On July 12, 1976, he received a Bachelor's degree from the College of Baghdad. In 1975, after the defeat of the September Revolution he migrated to Iran. In the same year, he was arrested by the SAVAK of Iran. After a year in Iran, he returned to Iraq and was exiled by the Iraqi government to the city of Diwaniyah, and in 1978-1980, he was exiled to the city of Kut. In addition to his mother tongue, he also knows Arabic and English.

Career

Xidir Abdullah Rasul joined the Peshmerga of the September Revolution in 1963. He was a Peshmerga in the Cheme Rezan force. In 1965, he became the commander of the artillery force of the September Revolution and an assistant to Mela Mustafa Barzani for artillery affairs. He participated in several artillery courses, including a six-month artillery course, in the same year the Ehdas course in Baghdad, the (Amra al-Kitaib) course in Baghdad, the 1962 Anti-Aircraft Resistance course in Baghdad, the 1965 training course on the use of 12mm mortars in Tehran, and in 1970 the (amraa alisraye) course.

He participated in many battles and epics, including the 1965 battles of Mount Safin, Mount Korek, Ranya, the Harir Plain, and the Khoshnewti Balisan battle. 1974: Battle of Spilki, Ranya, Ma'askar Seruchawe, Serkepkan, the attack on Rabaya Makok, and the attack on the Iraqi army at Mount Kewerash.

In August 1974, he shot down two Iraqi army helicopters with artillery. In 1992, he retired with the rank of Brigadier General (Liwa).

Among his published works:

- My Memoirs and the Artillery of the Great September Revolution, published in 2003.

- Berberoki Work in Koya, published in 2019.

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