
The Dekan Cave Massacre
The Dekan Cave incident occurred in 18 August 1969 between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi Army, when the aforementioned army launched a military campaign on the (Akre - Sheikhan) area with the support of mercenaries (Jash) and artillery and warplane bombardment. As a result of that battle, 66 civilians of the village of Dekan, including the elderly, the disabled, women, and children, were burned, suffocated, and became Martyrs inside the Dekan cave.
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