battle, Cold War
Battle of Mount Handrin
Battle of Mount Handrin was a battle fought on 1 May 1966 at Rawanduz, in what is now Iraq; it lasted 11 days. It was part of First Kurdish–Iraqi War, which ran from 1961 to 1970. The recorded result: Kurdish victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 soldiers (according to Tsuri Sagi); 250 Communist partisans against 5,000 soldiers in one brigade.
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Record
| Date | 1 May 1966 to 12 May 1966 | |
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| Place | Rawanduz, Iraq 36.571N, 44.615E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | 1,000 soldiers (according to Tsuri Sagi); 250 Communist partisans | 5,000 soldiers in one brigade |
| Casualties and losses | Less than 20 killed; 3 killed (according to Iraqi Communist Party) | 1,000-3,000 killed; Entire 4th Brigade killed |
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Lomana 1961
Elsewhere in 1966
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Battle of Mount Handrin is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4438375, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Handrin, revision 1381813536, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.