Martyr Salam Kamil Mahmoud was born in 1962 in the village of Aluzar, affiliated with the Nalparez sub-district. He was raised in a revolutionary and patriotic Kurdish family. His father was a Peshmerga of both Aylul Revolution and Gulan Revolution He completed his primary education in the village of Alozar, went to Penjwen for middle and high school, and then went to the city of Sulaymaniyah for vocational high school, finishing this stage successfully in 1981. A few months before his martyrdom, he exchanged engagement rings with his cousin and married her, but he was martyred before the wedding.
Struggle HistoryMartyr Salam Kamil Mahmoud joined Sheikh Hama-Amin Zargir in 1979, and they formed a group from their relatives, working as a secret cell for organizational work in Penjwen, having direct contact with Kak Nadir Hawrami and the leadership. .
In 1982, after finishing his studies, because he was monitored by the security of Sulaymaniyah city and was suspected, he left the city and through Abdullah Agha, he joined the Gulan Revolution He became a Peshmerga in the Kani Iskan area. During the time they were in the area, they carried out several guerrilla operations, then returned to the Sharbazher region.
In the years (1982-1983), he held the ranks of organizational member, then organizational committee administrator, then the rank of organizational committee official, and member of the regional committee. .
In 1984, a committee from the Political Bureau of the Party, consisting of Dr. Roj Nuri Shawis and Franso Hariri, went to the Chalakhazina and Sharbazher regions to restructure the party's organization in that region. In this change, Martyr Salam Kamil received the rank of regional committee administrator and supervisor of the financial and military department of the Penjwen regional committee. .
In 1985, he went with a Peshmerga detachment to the village of Morias in the Barzinja region, but before they arrived, they were reported, and an ambush was set for them by the local Jash (pro-government militia). They engaged in a heavy battle, fighting hand-to-hand with the Jash. In that battle, Martyr Salam Kamil was severely wounded and was quickly taken to the village of Grizay in the Sharazur region, where his wounds were treated for several days in the house of Sheikh Jabari Grizayi. Then, he was taken by his brother and cousin to Chalakhazina, and after a few days, he was sent to the country of Iran for treatment. After receiving treatment, he returned to his Peshmerga duties soon after.
He was one of the Peshmerga who came into the city of Sulaymaniyah with all the guerrilla Peshmerga detachments. In 1983, he was one of the Peshmerga who went into the city of Sulaymaniyah at night and attacked the Azadi Institute with an RPG..
In 1987, he was on duty in the Qaradagh mountains, but because he suffered from kidney disease, he wanted to go to Iran for treatment. However, when he reached Goxlan, he received news that a battle had broken out between the Peshmerga forces and the regime's army in Ahmadawa, so he returned to help the Peshmerga and participated in the battle. On August 8, 1987, in order to defeat the Iraqi army, he and five other Peshmerga tried to capture the Qondara pass behind the Suren mountain, as that place was a strategic location that had an impact on deciding the battle in favor of the Peshmerga forces. Therefore, during the attack on the location, they faced heavy resistance from the regime's soldiers. Although they captured the location, the commander of the detachment, Sardar Haji Hussein, was martyred, and Martyr Salam and the other three Peshmerga were wounded. Martyr Salam was shot in the head, so his wound was severe, and he passed away and was martyred before being transferred to Iran for treatment. Attempts were made to return his body to the city of Sulaymaniyah, but due to the government's obstruction, they could not return it. Finally, they buried him in Goxlan in the city of Marivan, Eastern Kurdistan.
Source:Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.