In 1966, he joined the Peshmerga as part of the third branch under Sheikh Mohammed Basaki, which was affiliated with the 9th Battalion of Martyr Dilshad in the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Fatah Agha served as the battalion commander during that time. In 1967, Salih was appointed as the branch secretary. Tragedy struck on May 24, 1969, when the Iraqi regime forces launched an attack on the Peshmerga positions near the Khurmal district. It was in the defense battlefield of Rostam Beg village that Faqe Salih was fatally shot and martyred.
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