The Martyr Commander Ali Halo Ali Muhammad, known as Ali Halo ،was born in 1920 in the village of Buseli, in the Darkar area, Sindi region, under the Zakho district. At the age of seven, Ali Halo finished learning the Holy Quran in his village mosque.
Struggle RecordFrom the very beginning of the emergence of the organizations of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Zakho region, Ali Halo joined the party organizations and became an active member in the region. After the return of Barzani the Immortal from the Soviet Union, he was discharged from the ranks of the Iraq Army with the rank of First Lieutenant. In 1958, during the return of Barzani from the former Soviet Union, Ali Halo, leading a delegation, went to Baghdad to welcome the Immortal Mustafa Barzani. In 1961, at the beginning of the Aylul Revolution the Great, Ali Halo, along with a number of heroic Peshmerga and his relatives, the people of the region, joined the ranks of the revolution and became a Peshmerga, playing a major role and participating in most of the battles. In 1961, Ali Halo was one of the commanders who participated in the liberation of the city of Zakho. At that time, he also became a member of the revolution's internal council. In the autumn of 1961, when Barzani went to the Badinan region, Ali Halo, along with his Peshmerga and comrades, went to welcome Barzani. When Barzani saw that Ali Halo was a capable, literate, and brave person, he granted him the rank of a high-ranking commander of the revolution.
In 1962, Ali Halo became the commander of the First Battalion of the Zakho Force. He played a major role, and together with his Peshmerga, they recorded many great battles, including the Battle of Zakho Valley, the Battle of Ain Zala, the Battle of Batifa, the Battle of Spi Mountain, the Battle of Kamaka and Mangishke, the Battle of Maghfara Bishabir, and many other battles. In 1963, Ali Halo was one of the commanders who participated in the Battle of Matin Mountain and recorded a great victory in the interest of the revolution. During his revolutionary life, Ali Halo played a prominent role from Zakho to the plains of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, and he was seriously wounded twice. In 1964, the government of that time attempted to assassinate Ali Halo by throwing a grenade into his house through a window. As a result, his wife and his son, who was 10 years old, were martyred, and Ali Halo was also seriously wounded, losing one of his eyes, and his children were also wounded.
In 1966, due to his expertise and skill in military, administrative, and social fields, Ali Halo became a member of the revolution's leadership. On September 23, 1968, on the road between Batifa and Zakho, in an unclear traffic incident, Ali Halo lost his life and was martyred.
Source:- Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.