
62 years have passed since President Barzani joined the ranks of the Kurdistan Peshmerga forces
ARK News… 62 years have passed since President Barzani joined the ranks of the Kurdish Peshmerga, and he is still fighting for the rights of the Kurdish people without stopping, and he is always proud of being a Peshmerga.
President Barzani participated in his career within the ranks of the Peshmerga in the September Revolution on March 20, 1962, and after the collapse of the September Revolution and the outbreak of the Golan Revolution, he directly supervised the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and participated in several battles against the former Iraqi regime.” As he pointed out on several occasions and during his struggle career, which included all Kurdistan regions from Zakho to Penguin.
President Barzani said that he is very surprised that some people expect that after all these years of struggle and Peshmerga career, I will give up a cause for which I have spent my whole life. President Barzani, throughout his political career and as an individual within the ranks of the Peshmerga, has always stressed that he is a member of the Kurdistan Peshmerga and this rank is higher than any other position, and he has repeatedly stressed that May 20 is a bright memory in his life.
When ISIS arrived and took control of much of Iraq, President Barzani once again directly led the battle against the most brutal terrorist groups in the world, both as a member of the Peshmerga and a leader of the people of Kurdistan, and he protected Kurdistan and its people from terrorists.
After the Kurdistan independence referendum, when the people of Kurdistan voted for independence, there was a local, regional and international plan to destroy and erase the experience of the Kurdistan Region. On October 16, 2017, Iraqi forces attacked the Kurdistan Region, with local support from several parties. They tried to occupy the entire Kurdistan Region, but the president ordered Barzani then decided to defend the Kurdistan Region and confront the Iraqi forces, and he was able to thwart this conspiracy and thwart the enemies of the people of Kurdistan once again.
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