1943 Barzani revolt

1943–1945 Barzani revolt
Part of the Kurdish–Iraqi conflict
Date 1943 – October 1945 Location South Kurdistan (nominally Kingdom of Iraq) Result Kurdish revolt suppressed
Belligerents
Kingdom of Iraq Supported by: Kurdish tribesmen (1945) Zibrari Berwari Doski Elements of the ‘Muhajarin' tribe	Kurdish rebels Barzani tribesmen Allied Kurdish tribes
Commanders and leaders
Faisal II	Mustafa Barzani Ahmed Barzani (1944-45) Muhammad Amin Mirkhan Mamand Maseeh Saleh Kaniya Lanji Mustafa Khoshnaw Izzat Abd al-Aziz Sulayman Barzani
Strength
	2,000 (1943) 3,000 (1945)

Kingdom of Iraq
Supported by:
Kurdish tribesmen (1945)

Kurdish rebels

Mustafa Barzani
Ahmed Barzani (1944-45)
Muhammad Amin Mirkhan
Mamand Maseeh
Saleh Kaniya Lanji
Mustafa Khoshnaw
Izzat Abd al-Aziz

2,000 (1943)

The 1943–1945 Barzani revolt was a Kurdish nationalistic insurrection in the Kingdom of Iraq, during World War II. The revolt was led by Mustafa Barzani and was later joined by his older brother Ahmed Barzani, the leader of the previous Kurdish revolt in Iraq. The revolt, initiating in 1943, was eventually put down by the Iraqi assault in late 1945, combined with the defection of a number of Kurdish tribes. As a result, the Barzanis retreated with much of their forces into Iranian Kurdistan, joining the local Kurdish elements in establishing the Republic of Mahabad.

Ahmed Barzani revolt was the first of the major Barzani revolts and the third Kurdish nationalistic insurrection in modern Iraq. The revolt began in 1931, after Ahmed Barzani, one of the most prominent Kurdish leaders in Southern Kurdistan, succeeded in unifying a number of other Kurdish tribes. The ambitious Kurdish leader enlisted a number of Kurdish leaders into the revolt, including his young brother Mustafa Barzani, who became one of the most notorious commanders during this revolt. The Barzan forces were eventually overpowered by Iraqi Army with British support, forcing the leaders of Barzan to go underground.

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