Battle of Lomana
| Battle of Lomana | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of First Iraqi–Kurdish War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kurdish Peshmerga |
 Iraqi Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mustafa Barzani Assyrian people Margaret George Shello |
Abdul-Karim Qasim | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 200 | Armored units, infantry, artillery, and mercenaries | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 deaths and 18 injured |
Hundreds of Iraqis killed/captured
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The Battle of Lomana took place on December 12, 1961 during the First Iraqi–Kurdish War. Following a Kurdish-Assyrian victory in the Battle of Zawita Valley. The Iraqi army launched a large counterattack which failed and led to many deaths and many Iraqi Equipment being taken[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
The battle
Peshmerga forces led by Mustafa Barzani secured control of the surrounding areas, including Sarsang village and the Zawita Valley.
In response, the Iraqi Army launched a large counterattack involving armored units, infantry, artillery, and mercenaries, aiming to retake Lomana and nearby positions. Kurdish forces, using guerrilla tactics and ambushes, successfully repelled the Iraqi advance. The battle was further shaped by harsh weather, including fog and cold, which hampered Iraqi movements.
The victory showed the strategic position of the Kurdish forces in the region and highlighted the effectiveness of their tactics against a better-equipped army.
See also
- Battle of Zawita Valley
- Margaret George Shello
- First Iraqi–Kurdish War
References
- ↑ عبدالفتاح علي البوتاني، منطقة بادينان 1925 – 1970، ج 2، مطبعة جامعة صلاح الدين، أربيل، 2017.
- ↑ سعيد حمو، مذكرات أمر لواء مشاة، بغداد، 1977.
- ↑ وەصفی حسن ردینى، داستانا لۆمانا – کەڤلەسنێ، چاپخانەى خانى، دهۆك.
- ↑ وەصفی حسن ردینى، داستانا لۆمانا – کەڤلەسنێ، چاپخانەى خانى، دهۆك.
- ↑ هاوکار کەریم حمە شریف، شۆڕشى ئەیلول، چاپخانەى زانكۆى سەلاحەddین، هەولێر، 2012.
- ↑ حاجى میرخان دۆڵەمەرى، گەڕان بە دواى دادپەروەرییەدا دیوێکى ترى مێژووى شۆرش لە كوردستاندا 1943 – 1991، بەرگى یەکەم، بێ شوێنى چاپ، كوردستان، 2021.
- ↑ رجب جمیل حبیب، ئامێدى (العمادیة) 1921 – 1975، مطبعة هەوار، دهۆك، 2012.
- ↑ شەوكەت مەلا ئیسماعیل حەسەن، رۆژانێ لە مێژووى شۆڕشى ئەیلول، چاپى دووەم، نووسینگەى تەفسیر، هەولێر، 2006.
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