Back in the Kurdish Days

Mulla Mustafa Barzani

                                       

              My lovely city was founded on November 14, 1784 by the Kurdish prince Ibrahim Pasha Baban who named it after his father Sulaiman Pasha. Sulaimani, which was once called Qalaciwalan, is surrounded by mountains such as Azmar, Goizha, Qaiwan, and Branan. I won't go into boring timelines and dates of wars but I will list some events and leaders in history that had a huge impact on Kurds. The Kurds have had quite a history with the Brits. On May,1919 Mahmud Barnji made the first rebellion against the British officers in Sulaimani and tried to declare independence for the Kurds. He succeeded but then got exiled. Another significant figure was Mulla Mustafa who was a Kurdish nationalist leader of Kurdsitan Democratic Party(KDP). He was made Minister of Defence and commander of the Kurdish army in the Republic of Mahabad. On June 1975, Jalal Talabani, a leading member of KDP, announced the establishment of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan(PUK). PUK and PDK have a lot of fights and many peshmergas die in these battles. Some years later Mulla Mustafa dies and his son, Massoud Barzani takes his place. On September 1998, Jalal Talabani and Massoud Barzani sign a peace agreement in Washington, but the government of the Kurdish region stays split. Even to this day, they might be smiling on TV and making agreements, but I believe they still hate each other and only agree to keep their own political party safe. Throughout history peshmergas have had the greatest roles and they're still the most respected in the land. They're the ones that have shed blood in battle for the sake of Kurdistan and for that we are forever grateful and to the families who have lost their sons or brothers we say 'Don't shed tears, for your son\brother etc have died in honor'. The mountains have been very helpful to the peshmergas, giving them good hiding places for tactics in battle. Women in the villages would make food for the peshmergas while they were at battle or coming through the way.

September 17, 1998 ( Peace agreement between both political parties)

For a more detailed timeline of Kurdish history, you can check this link out.  http://www.gokurdistan.com/iraqi-kurdistan/history-kurdistan/