Martyr Mustafa Salih, known as (Mustafa-i Halaw), was born in 1952 in the village of Yakhiani, affiliated with the Bangrd sub-district of Dukan district in Sulaymaniyah province. He was a villager engaged in farming and had completed his primary education.
Martyr Mustafa Salih (Mustafa-i Halaw) joined the Peshmerga forces of the Gulan Revolution in 1977 and became a Peshmerga in the Haji Faqi Ismail Battalion, which was affiliated with the Rizgari Force of the Kurdistan Democratic Party At that time, Kamal Kirkuki was the person responsible for the battalion's political section.
In 1977, Mustafa-i Halaw and his comrades encountered soldiers of the Iraqi Army in the Qaqrija Valley between the villages of Chalaw and Sargalu. As a result, Mustafa was martyred and his brother, named Muhammad Salih, was severely wounded. His comrades transported Mustafa's body to the Surdash sub-district and laid him to rest there.
Source:1- Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.