The Martyr Muhammad Abu Zaid Isa Abu Zaid, known as (Mahw Gawda), was born in Year 1950 in the village of Grinok in the Guliya region to a family that loved Kurdayeti. In Year 1988, he sought refuge with his family and relatives in Turkey, but was handed over to the Ba'athist regime in Year 1989, and was later transferred to Baghdad and executed in the same year.
The Struggle PagesMuhammad Abu Zaid Isa Abu Zaid joined the ranks of the Peshmerga in Year 1964 within the forces of Faris Kurmarki. In Year 1979, he tried to bring his family into the ranks of the revolution, but he was arrested by the regime's forces and released with the issuance of the March 11, 1970 statement. He continued his struggle until the setback of Year 1975. 18 days after the setback, the Martyr, along with a number of his Peshmerga comrades, was able to carry out four military activities behind enemy lines, including killing a regime soldier in the village of Kashani. They were also able to set an ambush on the main road between Zakho and Bativa near Bosal village, and an IFA military vehicle fell into the ambush, in which four soldiers were killed. They were also able to capture an Officer and three policemen at the Darkar roundabout. He became a Detachment Commander at the beginning of the Gulan revolution. After the formation of military organizations in Year (1979-1980), he assumed responsibility for the Martyr (Mahmoud Yusuf) organization. The enemy forces planned to assassinate him repeatedly, and in Year 1985, the Martyr and a number of his Peshmerga comrades fell into an ambush by the regime's forces between the village of Derishk and Avehi in the Guliyan region. During the clashes between the two sides, three mercenary Jash were killed and six others were wounded. As a result, one Peshmerga named (Sidqi Avdal) was martyred, and Mahw Gawda and his son Hikmat were wounded during that operation.
In Year 1987, he became commander of the Strike Force. He participated in more than 100 combat activities and epics, most of which he supervised himself. Among the most important of these activities were confronting the regime's attack on the Levi region, known as the Armashti attack, the famous Zambil Frosh epic, the Sharanish epic three times, the Omar Agha epic, as well as the Goriya Omar Agha ramparts, where he was able to kill an Officer with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In appreciation of this activity, he was honored by Mr. Idris Barzani, he sought refuge in Year 1988 with his family and relatives to Turkey, intending to enter Iran, but due to an international plot in exchange for a handful of money, he was handed over in Year 1989 to the Ba'athist regime, and was later transferred to Baghdad. After several days, a death sentence was issued against him, and he was executed in Year 1989.
Source:Archive of the Encyclopedia Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.