The First Barzanian movement in the journalism of Iraq (1931-1932)

Abstract

Journalism is considered as an critical reference for history, in which it provides researchers with information and details that are not mentioned in other type of references for their academical researches, and the Iraqi journalism had founded at the end of Ottmanian period, and it developed after the British occupation and colonization of Iraq in (1917), it continued developing and reaching the peak in the Royal period of Iraq through which it became a very important reference for following up the political situations in Iraq including Kurds. In which Iraqi journals could provide information and details that are not mentioned in any other references by depending on being able to follow up all Kurdish movements and revolutions on a daily basis, not only in Iraq but in all other parts of neighboring countries that Kurdistan has been distributed among, and it depended on governmental, regional, and international resources. And one of the most important Kurdish movement that was mentioned with interest in Iraqi journals was (The first Movement of Barzani in 1931-1932) in which this movement was leaded by (Sheikh Ahmed Barzani) against the Iraqi government that tried to occupy (Barzan Area) using military forces claiming to manage the city, and this was according the Iraqi’s opinion, and they considered this Kurdish movement as rebellion to Iraqi government and threatening the unity of Iraqi lands.