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2 unusual facts about Ahmed Barzani


Ahmed Barzani

The first of the major Barzani revolts took place in 1931 after Barzani, one of the most prominent Kurdish leaders in Northern Iraq, and succeeded in defeating a number of other Kurdish tribes.

He was later forced to flee to Turkey, where he was held in detention and then sent to exile in the south of Iraq.



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