Battle of Mount Handrin information

Battle of Mount Handrin
	Part of the First Iraqi–Kurdish War
	; Mount Handrin In Rawandiz
Date	May 1966
Location	East of Rawandiz, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan36°34′16.4″N 44°36′52.9″E / 36.571222°N 44.614694°E
Result	Kurdish victory
Belligerents
KDP; Supported by:; Iran ; Israel; United States (alleged)	Ba'athist Iraq Supported by:; United States
Commanders and leaders
Mustafa Barzani; Ahmed Barzani; Ali Askari; Ibrahim Ahmad;	Ahmed al-Bakr; Abdul Rahman Arif;
Strength
6,000-8000	25,000
Casualties and losses
Minimal	+4,000 killed or wounded ; 2 Entire Iraqi Brigades Destroyed

The Battle of Mount Handrin, which took place in May 1966, stands as a significant event within the context of the First Iraqi-Kurdish War. This engagement is widely regarded as one of the pivotal moments of the conflict. Led by Mustafa Barzani, the Kurdish Force achieved a decisive victory over the Iraqi Army commanded by Abdul Rahman Arif. The battle resulted in substantial losses for the Iraqi side, with two infantry brigades being effectively decimated. In contrast, Kurdish casualties remained minimal, underscoring the strategic prowess and effectiveness of their leadership and tactics.

^ Michael G. Lortz. (Chapter 1, Introduction). The Kurdish Warrior Tradition and the Importance of the Peshmerga. pp.39–42.
^ Wolfe-Hunnicutt, Brandon (2021). The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy: Oil and Arab Nationalism in Iraq. Stanford University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-5036-1382-9. Available documentation does not prove conclusively that the United States provided covert assistance to the Kurds in the fall of 1962, but the documents that have been declassified are certainly suggestive—especially in light of the general US policy orientation toward Iraq during this period.
^ "AL-MADA Daily Newspaper...جريدة المدى".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d O'Ballance, Edgar (1973). The Kurdish Revolt, 1961–1970. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-09905-X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pollack, Kenneth M. (2002). Arabs at War. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-3733-2.

[kurdishwarrior-1] Michael G. Lortz. (Chapter 1, Introduction). The Kurdish Warrior Tradition and the Importance of the Peshmerga. pp.39–42.

[2] Wolfe-Hunnicutt, Brandon (2021). The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy: Oil and Arab Nationalism in Iraq. Stanford University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-5036-1382-9. Available documentation does not prove conclusively that the United States provided covert assistance to the Kurds in the fall of 1962, but the documents that have been declassified are certainly suggestive—especially in light of the general US policy orientation toward Iraq during this period.

[3] "AL-MADA Daily Newspaper...جريدة المدى".

[O'Ballance-4] O'Ballance, Edgar (1973). The Kurdish Revolt, 1961–1970. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-09905-X.

[Pollack-5] Pollack, Kenneth M. (2002). Arabs at War. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-3733-2.

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