Battle of Aqra Dagh

Battle of Aqra Dagh
Part of Surchi Revolt
DateOctober 27, 1920
Location
Aqra, Zab River, Iraq
Result

Assyrian victory

  • Kurds flee to Sharwaneh Mezin
  • Kurdish villages looted
Belligerents
Assyrian Levies

Kurdish Tribesmen

Commanders and leaders
Agha Petros
Malik Khoshaba		 Faris Agha
Ahmed Barzani
Strength
4,000–6,000 3 tribes

The Battle of Aqra Dagh, which took place on 27 October 1920, refers to the Assyrian advance into the Aqra mountains toward the Zab river, during which a Kurdish resistance attempt failed. The Assyrian force, numbering between 4,000 and 6,000 men, and led by Agha Petros and Malik Khoshaba, was marching through northern Iraq at the time.

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