Battle of Mount Handrin

1966 CE.

Shown on the map at 36.571°, 44.615°.

The Battle of Mount Handrin, or the Mount Handrin ambush, was fought in 1966 during the First Iraqi-Kurdish war between Kurdish forces led by Mustafa Barzani and the Iraqi Army and pro-government Kurds between Rawandiz and the Iranian frontier. It was one of the most significant defeat suffered by Iraqi forces.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Handrin, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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