Battle of Paveh

The Battle of Paveh is a battle that was part of the 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran.

Battle of Paveh
Part of 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran
Mostafa Chamran's interview after liberation of Paveh
Date August 13–18 1979 Location Paveh, Iran Result Iranian victory
Belligerents
Islamic Republic of Iran	KDP-I Komala
Commanders and leaders
Valiollah Fallahi (WIA) Mostafa Chamran Ali Asghar Wasali	Foad Mostafa Soltani
Strength
+300	2,000[1]
Casualties and losses
18–40 killed	+400 killed[1]

Battle

Several thousand Kurdish forces of Komle and Democratic parties attacked the city of Paveh. Several hundred gendarmerie forces, the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps defended the city. Some eighty men from the IRGC forces under the command of Ali Asghar Wasali joined the defenders.

Until the 28th of August, Kurdish forces were able to capture most of the city, except the gendarmerie post and the IRGC barracks. After the efforts of Waliullah Fallahi, the commander of the ground forces of the Iranian Army, and Mustafa Chamran, the representative of the interim government, to protect the city, Havaniroz helicopters under the command of Ahmad Kishori were able to break the siege and recapture the town.^[2][3][4]

Culture

Che

The movie Che was released in 2014, directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia. This film depicts the story of two days of Mustafa Chamran's life during the Battle of Paveh.