Barzani was leader in fact, the world finds a leader like him never in fact, the world finds a leader like him never, unfotuanlly now he isn’t with us. Israel-Kurd: after that Barzani accepted you plan, how you started the attacks? Chori: according to the plan, when the Iraqis started to attack, we had prepared defend lines. They couldn’t use air forces to control the mountains, some where even the ways were dangerous to Iraqi soldiers, Kurd is known to shooting, and they defended the area. I told them to wait when the soldiers reached front then shoot them. We were on the top of Han-
Barzani said “it was too much killed people, I am not satisfied with such killing, I know that they are obligated to be sent to battles, I don’t like fight with Arab, I am against the Iraqi government system
dren and Zozk, told them don’t shoot on the tanks, because our placed would be revealing. Kurds knew their area, so they had more chance to be succeeded. Iraqi armies were about 3,000 soldiers, I asked Malazm Yousif to command the battle, but unfortunately he was martyr. Israel-Kurd: after those succeeding, what was your next plan, was Barzani satisfied with your activities? Chori: yes, Barzani was too satisfied with me, but he was uncomfortable with the killing of a great number of enemy’s soldier. After the battle, the attacks on Kurdistan had been stopped, we were surprised. Later we knew that Abdul-Salam Aref burned in his plane and Abdul-Rahman (his brother) became the president, he asked Barzani to stop the conflict and go to negotiate. I told Barzani that beside your negotiation we will fight, but he said that how we can negotiate and fight at the same time. Israel-Kurd: was Iran helping Kurds to give military equipment? Chori: Kurds had little equipment, told the Iranian where the equipment is, they said that we sent to Penjwen, it seemed to neglect their promise to help Kurd and didn’t like to help Kurd, they told me that finish your affairs and return your country. Israel-Kurd: how you were in contact with the Kurdish leadership and country officials? Chori: I had a friend which worked in Motorolla Company, I asked him to tell me which communication instruments are more useful, and He introduced me an instrument which was useful and could cover 40 k.m. I wrote a report to Mosad and advised them to buy such instruments, the bought a number of these instruments and I presented them to Idris Barzani and he gave the commanders in front of the battle, they were too useful and Iraqi government didn’t know it soon. From Israel told me to return, but I said that I should complete and finish my plans to Barzani then come back, when we controlled the Garoui Omar Agha. Israel-Kurd: were the fourth part of Iraqi army in Kurdistan, you did what with Masoud Barzani and what was the role of Miki? Chori: Miki and Masoud Barzani instituted Parastn Security department. The army was too active and I suggested attacking the forth part of them which were in Handren Mountain. Most of them were killed, as the equipment reached us from Iran, Barzani said “it was too much killed people, I am not satisfied with such killing, I know that they are obligated to be sent to battles, I don’t like fight with Arab, I am against the Iraqi government system. Israel-Kurd: by the ending of the war how you returned to Israel and why came back Kurdistan again? Chori: at the end of May 1966 I returned to Israel, attended a training course in USA for one year, and then came back to Kurdistan before Kurdistan battle in 1967. Barzani sent me letter when I was in Ramata-
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