It is one of the battles that the Peshmerga forces of the Republic fought against the Iranian Army. It is a battle that took place in the village of Qolta, where there were five hundred people from the army. The number of Peshmerga consisted of 20 people from the Mahabad force and the fighters of Gawrki and the side of Sardasht and Suisni, along with that force we see that from the Barzani force Mustafa Khoshnaw participated in that battle. In that battle, the forces of the Republic of Kurdistan were able, with the small amount of weapons they had in their hands, most of which were light weapons, to surround the Iranian Army force. Upon hearing this news, the Iranian force, to save the large number of its troops that had been surrounded by a small force of the Republic, sent about 350 more of its soldiers from the city of Baneh as support forces to save the 500 surrounded soldiers to the village of Qolta, but that action was of no use either. In the end, the Peshmerga forces of the Republic, in which a number of Peshmerga of the Barzani force also participated, were able to defeat the Iranian Army force. After they surrendered, a lot of spoils fell into the hands of the Peshmerga, which was a very good thing for that time and moment when the Republic's forces were not very well equipped in terms of weapons and ammunition.
By carrying out this battle and other battles by the Peshmerga of the Barzani force and the forces of the Republic of Kurdistan in the short life of the Republic of Kurdistan, the importance of the presence of the Barzani force in that sensitive stage that the Republic of Kurdistan was in becomes clearer to us, because they were able to use the strength and ability they had to defend well the areas that were entrusted to them and not give up in the face of the attacks of the Iranian Army. On the other hand, another characteristic of the Barzani Peshmerga in that period becomes apparent, which was that despite all the problems and difficulties they had, from the lack of a place to stay to illness and lack of food, they were always ready to sacrifice their lives for the path of the Republic of Kurdistan. Unlike the other Peshmerga of the Iranian tribes who had neither the problem of a place to stay nor the problem of lack of food and health problems.
Source:1- Hazhar Mukriyani, Chisht-i Mjeer, Third Edition, -, Azadi Publishing House, 2009.