Hashim Elias Salo, known as Mahmud Izadi, was born in the Badri sub-district in the Year 1944. He took refuge in Iran with his family after the setback of Aylul Revolution, and after months he sent his family and his brother Hussein to Iraq. Mahmud Izadi was martyred by malicious and traitorous hands on the Gare front on the night of August 18-19, 1979.
The body of the Martyr was transferred to Dargali Kani Mazi in the Barwari region in the Year 1985, and on August 18, 2001, it was transferred to Lalish with military ceremonies and in the presence of President Masoud Barzani. The monument of the late Martyr Mahmud Izadi was inaugurated at the Sheikhan road junction by the Ministry of Culture and Youth of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Struggle PagesThe Martyr Hashim Elias Salo, known as Mahmud Izadi, joined the ranks of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Peshmerga Forces in the first years of Aylul Revolution in the Year 1963 after a harsh life he spent in the Iraqi Army and receiving military training. He continued his struggle until 1975. The Martyr Mahmud decided with his comrades to cross the Iranian, Iraqi, and Turkish borders, heading to Syria to participate in military courses. After he and his comrades felt the instability of the situation, they were forced to leave Syria and cross into Turkey and stay in the villages of Koyi and Qushuriya.
The Martyr Mahmud crossed with Adel Mazuri and a number of his comrades into South Kurdistan, and in a broad meeting on the banks of the Khabur River with Sami Abdulrahman and Jawhar Namiq Salim and Leader Ali and Karim Sinjari, they announced the launch of the revolution and the decision of the Provisional Leadership and the distribution of leaflets. They began organizational work on March 3, 1976, and met with a group of Peshmerga and informed them of Barzani's message, and they also established a number of secret organizations.
The first shot was fired in Aylul Revolution in the Behdinan region by the Martyr Commander and others of his fellow fighters, targeting the camps of the Ba'athist regime, and from there the signs of the Gulan Revolution began. After they were exposed due to their activities, a number of his comrades joined the revolution and continued their struggle in the ranks of the Peshmerga to carry out their military activities against the enemy's outposts and target their camps.
The Martyr Mahmud Izadi participated in many battles and epics and had a distinguished role in the Battle of Belifka, where he was wounded twice, in addition to his participation in the Epic of Sarsinki, the Epic of Jaman, Dosteka and Kani, Nasri, Bani, Derelosh, Dukan, Belan, the Battle of Metin and Gare.. etc.
Many artists and poets organized poems and melodies about the heroism and sacrifices of the immortal Martyr Mahmud Izadi, including: Qadir Qachakh, Jaafar Eminki, Mahmud, Muayyad Tayyib, Abdulrahman Mazuri, Qadir Hassan Masuza, Majid Hasso, Arif Hito, Hoshyar Rikani, Hussein Badri, Zharo Dehoki, Habib Kalash. It is noteworthy that both Qadir Hassan and Dr. Saeed Khodida wrote books about the Martyr Mahmud Izadi.
Source:Archive of the Encyclopedia Authority of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.