Hamawand (tribe) explained

The Hamawand is a Kurdish tribe in Kurdistan Region.[1] [2] In 1908, they rebelled against the Ottoman Empire.[3] During the Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), they fought against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant alongside other Kurdish tribes.

Leaders

Notes and References

  1. Henning. Barbara. Dealing with the Kurdish Hamawand tribe in Northern Iraq: Opportunities of the Ottoman-Iranian Borderland in the late 19th century. en.
  2. Web site: The Legendary Tribe That's Fought Everyone from the Ottomans to ISIS. Anderson. Sulome. 2016-06-16. Vice. en. 2019-10-23.
  3. Book: Jwaideh, Wadie. The Kurdish National Movement: Its Origins and Development. 2006-06-19. Syracuse University Press. 9780815630937. 108, 109. en.