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Battle of Qahrawa
Part of Iran crisis of 1946
Date29 April 1946
Location
Qahrawa region, near Bukan
Result

Republic of Mahabad victory

  • Iranian troops retreat
Belligerents
Republic of Mahabad Pahlavi Iran
Commanders and leaders
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
Peshmerga Imperial Iranian Army
Strength
110-1200 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

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  1. ^ "Willing to Face Death: A History of Kurdish Military Forces — the Peshmerga — from the Ottoman Empire to Present-Day Iraq".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Kurdish Republic of Mahabad".