In 1967, he joined the Peshmerga forces of the September Revolution and became a Peshmerga in the Balek branch. He continued in the duty of Peshmerga there until 1970. In 1970, he was in the Balek District Committee with Muhammad Amin Rashke. After the March 11, 1970 agreement, he became a border guard in the Rawandiz area. In 1974, after the start of the war between the Government and the Peshmerga forces of the September Revolution, Ahmed Birno returned to the ranks of the Peshmerga of the Karokh force, which was under the command of Sayid Salim. Later, he was moved to Qasre and became a guard of the Barzani Headquarters in Berde Zerd near the village of Rayat.
In 1976, after the start of the Gulan Revolution he went to the city of Karaj and held a meeting with Idris Barzani. Later, with Arif Ahmed, Muhammad Rawandizi, and Mustafa Elias, he joined the Peshmerga forces under the command of each of Lieutenant Yunis Rojbayani and Hamid Effendi in the Sidekan area. He was with Hamid Effendi at the Gali Gosta base behind the Barazgiri plain of the Sidekan sub-district, affiliated with Erbil province. Later, their base was moved to Berkim in the Sidekan area.
In 1991, after the uprising of the people of South Kurdistan, Ahmed Birno was in the Sidekan area. Later, with Hamid Effendi and Nechirvan Barzani, they moved their base to the Peyman district in Pirmam. From there, he was also moved to the 43rd unit of the Helgurd Command in Soran.
Ahmed Birno participated in several battles during his Peshmerga life. Such as the Korek battle, the Sarchiya battle, the Piran Mountain battle, the Sidekan battle, and the 1988 Xwakurk epic, and he was wounded once. On May 28, 2013, he received the Barzani medal from President Barzani. On August 3, 2019, he passed away due to illness and was laid to rest in the Diana cemetery.
Source:
1. Archive of the Board of En cyclopedia of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.