First Battle of Sulaymaniyah' is a battle that took place in 1919-1922 it was a long battle, the British and Iraqi forces were uprising on Sulaymaniyah and halbja it was a part Mahmud Barzanji revolts the battle was lead by general Mahmud barzanji, mahmud barzanji was also the founder of kingdom of Kurdistan. The battle was a Kurdish victory witch stopped the British and Iraqis from taking Sulaymaniyah
| First Battle Of Sulaymaniya | |||||||||
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| Part of Mahmud Barzanji Revolt | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Mandatory Iraq RAF Iraq Command Assyrian Levies |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Faisal I |
 Mahmud Barzanji | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| unknown | 300-400 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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up to 170+ killed or wounded |
small casualties | ||||||||