Surchi Revolt

Surchi Revolt
Part of Iraqi Revolt
Datec. 1919–1920
Location
Result Assyrian victory[1]
Belligerents

Kurdistan Region Surchi tribesmen

Assyrian Levies
United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Kurdistan Region Ba’Bakr Beg
Kurdistan Region Faris Agha
Kurdistan Region Ahmed Barzani
Agha Petros
Malik Khoshaba
General Haldane
Strength
5,000 4,000–6,000
Casualties and losses
Heavy Unknown

The Surchi revolt (Kurdish: ڕاپەڕینی سورچی, romanizedřapeřînî swrçî) was a revolt held by the Surchi tribe in c.1919 to 1920, the main goal of the revolt was to establish an independent Kurdish state.[2][1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Arnold Talbot (1931). Mesopotamia, 1917-1920: A Clash of Loyalties; a Personal and Historical Record. H. Milford. p. 291.
  2. ^ Haldane, James (1922). The insurrection in Mesopotamia, 1920. Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood and Sons. pp. 246–247.
  3. ^ Donabed, Sargon (2015-02-01). Reforging a Forgotten History: Iraq and the Assyrians in the Twentieth Century. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-8605-6.
  4. ^ D’Amato, Anthony (1995). International Law and Political Reality:Collected Papers. Springer Netherlands. pp. 341–342. ISBN 90-411-0036-9.

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