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Battle of Nalos (1947)

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Battle of Nalos
Part of Kurdish separatism in Iran
Date1947
Location
Result

Kurdish Victory

  • Strategic Peshmerga withdrawal in Iraqi Kurdistan
Belligerents
Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga Iran
Commanders and leaders
Iraqi KurdistanMustafa Barzani

Jahanbani  (POW)

Colonel Kalashi  
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 50 Killed

Battle of Nalos (1947), where Peshmerga forces effectively used their artillery tokill many Iranian soldiers, including Colonel Kalashi, the Iranian regiment commander, and took many prisoners of war. The ambush of an Iranian military column also resulted in the deaths of fifty Iranian soldiers and the capture of Iranian Lieutenant Jahanbani, son of General Jahanbani. However, with his forces withering under.

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