Lakestan incident

Lakestan incident
Part of Kurdish separatism in Iran, Simko Shikak revolt (1918–1922)
DateDecember 1919
Location
Soltan Ahmad and Qarah Qeshlaq, Lakestan, West Azerbaijan province
Result

Iranian victory

  • Kurdish fighters initially capture Lakestan, later recaptured by Iranian forces
  • Continued ethnic tensions
Belligerents
Kurdish rebels
Supported by:
 Ottoman Empire		 Azerbaijani locals
Assyrian locals
 Qajar Iran
Commanders and leaders
Simko Shikak Reza Khan
Masoud Divan †
Sadegh Khan
Taymour Yavur Habshi
Hajireza Qaraqeshlaghi
Karbalaei Ibrahim Khan
Qazaljah
Kazem Khan
Strength

Nearly 4,000 Kurds

400–500 Ottoman soldiers (support)		 7,700
Casualties and losses
3,500 Azerbaijani civilians

The Lakestan incident refers to the failed invasion and massacres led by Simko Shikak in the Lakestan region of West Azerbaijan.

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