Battle of Qahrawa
| Battle of Qahrawa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Iran crisis of 1946 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republic of Mahabad |
 Pahlavi Iran | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Mustafa Barzani (General of Republic of Mahabad) Pres. Qazi Muhammad(President of Republic of Mahabad) |
Mshl. Reza Pahlavi (Shah of Iran) PM. Foroughi(Prime Minister of Iran) | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Peshmerga |
 Imperial Iranian Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
600 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
21 killed 17 wounded 40 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Qahrawa took place in the southern region of the Republic of Mahabad when the Iranian army attacked the Kurdish Peshmerga but faced defeat. This engagement marked the first victory for the Republic of Mahabad.[1][2][3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Willing to Face Death: A History of Kurdish Military Forces — the Peshmerga — from the Ottoman Empire to Present-Day Iraq".
- ^ Waisy, Karwan Salih (July 15, 2015). "The Kurdish Peshmarga Force 1943-1975". Global Journal of Human-Social Science. 15 (D2): 27–46 – via socialscienceresearch.org.
- ^ "Kurdish Republic of Mahabad".