Battle of Maidan Morik

Battle of Maidan Morik
	Part of the iraqi-kurdish conflict
Date	4-september 1945
Location	Kurdistan region
Result	Kurdish victory • iraqi force retreat
Commanders and leaders
mustafa barzani ;	Prince Abdullah; Nuri al-Said; Hamdi al-Pachachi;
Strength
unknown ;	unknown ;
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown ;

On 4 September 1945 the Iraqi assault continued, as army units from Aqra and Rawanduz and a police unit from Amadia were deployed towards Barzan. A few days later in the Battle of Maidan Morik, Barzani fighters once again held their own against Iraqi mechanized and artillery batteries. As the battles degenerated to hand-to-hand combat, the Iraqi army, presumably losing command and control, was forced to retreat temporarily from the region. While Iraqi ground forces withdrew, the air raids kept on going.