Hamawand (tribe) explained

The Hamawand is a Kurdish tribe in Kurdistan Region.^{[1] [2]} In 1908, they rebelled against the Ottoman Empire.^[3] During the Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), they fought against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant alongside other Kurdish tribes.

Leaders

• Jwamer Aga (died 1888)

Notes and References

1. Henning. Barbara. Dealing with the Kurdish Hamawand tribe in Northern Iraq: Opportunities of the Ottoman-Iranian Borderland in the late 19th century. en.
2. Web site: The Legendary Tribe That's Fought Everyone from the Ottomans to ISIS. Anderson. Sulome. 2016-06-16. Vice. en. 2019-10-23.
3. Book: Jwaideh, Wadie. The Kurdish National Movement: Its Origins and Development. 2006-06-19. Syracuse University Press. 9780815630937. 108, 109. en.