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Mount Handrin: The Kurdish Battle That Humiliated Baghdad

In May 1966, the Iraqi army marched into the Kurdish mountains with aircraft, artillery, napalm and confidence. The Peshmerga answered with terrain, patience and Kurdish steel.

By Daniel R · 22 June 2026 · 10 min read
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