Kurdish-Ottoman clashes (1908)

Kurdish-Ottoman clashes (1908)
	Part of Kurdish rebellions
	File:Abdul Salam Barzani 1908.jpg; Abdul Salam Barzani (bottom middle) in 1908 with his men
Date	1908
Location	Barzan, Mosul Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Result	Kurdish victory Ottoman forces retreat from Barzan. ; Ottoman suffered heavy casualties;
Belligerents
Kurdish Barzanis; supported by: File:Flag of Russia (1914-1917).svg Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire; File:Flag of the Young Turk Revolution.svg Young Turks
Commanders and leaders
Abd al-Salam Barzani	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy

In 1908, following the Young Turk Revolution, Sheikh Abd al-Salam Barzani led an armed resistance against the Ottomans.^[8]^[9]^[6] His forces successfully repelled the Ottoman military from the Barzan region, inflicting heavy casualties and forcing a temporary retreat.

Background

Following the Young Turk Revolution (July 1908), the new Young Turk government attempted to enforce conscription and taxation in Kurdish regions. The Barzani tribe, led by Abd al-Salam Barzani, viewed these policies as threats to Kurdish autonomy.^[6]

Clashes

In 1908, Barzani forces:

Inflicted heavy casualties on government troops^[6]
Maintained de facto autonomy despite Ottoman pressure^[6]
the Kurds forced the Ottoman forces to retreat from Barzan.^[4]^[5]

McDowall explicitly states:

"The next few years were characterized by repeated armed clashes in which the government suffered heavy casualties."^[6]

References

↑ Çay, M. Abdulhalûk (2001). The Kurdish File: With All Aspects. p. 355. Search this book on
↑ Gürsel, İbrahim Etem (1977). Kürtçülk̈ Gerçeği. Search this book on
↑ Dougherty, Beth K. Historical Dictionary of Iraq. 2nd ed., Rowman & Littlefield, 2019, p. 139.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Title of the Rudaw article". Rudaw. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "شێخ عەبدولسەلام بارزانی دووەم". Wishe.net (in کوردی). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 ^6.6 McDowall, David (2004). A Modern History of the Kurds. I.B. Tauris. p. 98.
↑ "History of the Kurds". Kurdistan Memory Programme. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
↑ Eagleton, William L. (1963). The Kurdish Republic of 1946. p. 48. Search this book on
↑ Gürsel, İbrahim Etem (1977). Kürtçülk̈ Gerçeği. Search this book on

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[1] Çay, M. Abdulhalûk (2001). The Kurdish File: With All Aspects. p. 355. Search this book on

[2] Gürsel, İbrahim Etem (1977). Kürtçülk̈ Gerçeği. Search this book on

[3] Dougherty, Beth K. Historical Dictionary of Iraq. 2nd ed., Rowman & Littlefield, 2019, p. 139.

[rudaw_141220181-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Title of the Rudaw article". Rudaw. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

[wishe_143881-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "شێخ عەبدولسەلام بارزانی دووەم". Wishe.net (in کوردی). Retrieved 13 May 2025.

[McDowall98-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 ^6.6 McDowall, David (2004). A Modern History of the Kurds. I.B. Tauris. p. 98.

[kurdistanmemoryprogramme_history-of-the-kurds-7] "History of the Kurds". Kurdistan Memory Programme. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

[8] Eagleton, William L. (1963). The Kurdish Republic of 1946. p. 48. Search this book on

[9] Gürsel, İbrahim Etem (1977). Kürtçülk̈ Gerçeği. Search this book on

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Kurdish-Ottoman clashes (1908)

Background

Clashes

References

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