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On 5 January 1987, the Iraqi army and its mercenaries, with the support of tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and warplanes, launched a large-scale attack against the Peshmerga Forces in the Etrush and Shekhan region. The battle lasted from 13 to 15 days. Although government forces were able to control some areas, the Peshmerga forces, with the support of the local national defense forces of the residents of that area, were able to resist and defeat them.
Martyr Mustafa Muhammad Amin Abdulhamid, known as Mustafa Kesteyi, a Peshmerga of the September and Gulan revolutions, became a Peshmerga in the year 1967 at the age of 15 and his name was registered with the Salim As'ad Khoshavi force. At the beginning of the 26 Gulan Progressive Revolution in the year 1976, Martyr Mustafa Kesteyi established a relationship with Mahmud Ezidi, became a Peshmerga, and received the rank of squad commander. In the year 1979 he was elected as a member of the (Congress - 9) of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Zewe. On the day of 13/3/1995 he was martyred.
After the arrival of the Barzanis to Iran and following the establishment of the Republic of Kurdistan in the city of Mahabad, that nascent republic faced a series of problems and difficulties, the most important of which were the battles that took place between the Peshmerga of the Republic of Kurdistan and the Iranian army and the hostile tribes of Kurdistan...
The Dekan Cave incident occurred in 18 August 1969 between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi Army, when the aforementioned army launched a military campaign on the (Akre - Sheikhan) area with the support of mercenaries (Jash) and artillery and warplane bombardment. As a result of that battle, 66 civilians of the village of Dekan, including the elderly, the disabled, women, and children, were burned, suffocated, and became Martyrs inside the Dekan cave.
The Battle of the Dwazda Milane Outpost was a guerrilla activity by the Peshmerga forces in the Badinan region. A joint force of the Renjbaran and Martyr Hamid organizations, affiliated with the Zakho District Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, attacked a military outpost near Zakho. In a short time, they were able to seize it and deal a heavy blow to the soldiers of the outpost. Then, they seized weapons, ammunition, and a large amount of military equipment, and later returned to their positions.
This battle took place in August 24 1963 in the Barzan region near the Sherwan Mazn sub-district of Mergasor district, when the Iraqi Army, in coordination with mercenaries (Jash), intended to occupy the region to eliminate the leaders of the Kurdish revolution and end the September Revolution. The Peshmerga forces resisted them and inflicted heavy casualties, and eventually, the battle ended through negotiations and an agreement.
The beginning of the establishment of the Balak Force dates back to the year 1962 when it was organized within the framework of a battalion, but in the year 1965 the battalion had seen significant progress and became a large organized force that included four battalions.
Dr. Jaafar Muhammad, Known as Dr. Jaafar Faili, Jaafar Mam Karim and Dr. Jaafar Rahmani, in the year 1943 had direct contact with President Mustafa Barzani (1903 - 1979), the leader of the second Barzan revolution. In the year 1946 at the first congress, he was elected by the congress representatives as a member of the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. He passed away on Tuesday, 1 of August 2000 in the city of Tehran.
Ibrahim Ahmad Fattah Mustafa, Known as (Ibrahim Ahmad) 1953 was elected as a member of the Central Committee and Secretary-General of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Iraq at the Third Conference, in the year 1964 with the help and support of the authorities of the Kingdom of Iran, he supervised the meeting of ....
*This interview was conducted on 1, 4, 5, 8 of February in the year 2018 in the town of Diana at the home of Mustafa Goroni.
A major battle and confrontation between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi Army of the Ba'ath regime took place from 19 of July to 5 of September 1988 in the Khwakurk area of the Bradost region. With the intention of seizing control of the areas under the authority of the revolution in the border triangle (Iraq - Iran - Turkey), the Iraqi Army launched a large and widespread attack. During 45 days of fighting and aggression, the Iraqi armed forces were defeated by the Peshmerga forces and suffered heavy human and material losses. On 5 of September 1988 due to several reasons...
Abdulghalib Tofiq was a Peshmerga of the Aylul Revolution, and he became a Martyr in the sub-district of Kore in the year 1991.
