What the records say
- When
- 3 May 1966 – 12 May 1966
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.57° N, 44.61° E
- Description
- 1966 battle during the First Iraqi Kurdish War
Battle of Mount Handrin
1966 battle during the First Iraqi Kurdish War
The Battle of Mount Handrin or the Mount Handrin ambush, took place on 11-12 May 1966, in Rawandiz, Iraqi Kurdistan and the Iranian border. During the First Iraqi-Kurdish war between Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi Army supported by Jash forces. The Communist Ansar movement also joined the battle supporting the Kurds. The Iraqi forces were defeated and the entire 1966 Iraqi offensive was brought to a halt.
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