Simko Shikak

Ismail Agha Shikak (Kurdish: ئیسماعیل ئاغا شکاک, Îsmaîl Axayê Şikak), also known as Simko (Kurdish: سمکۆ, Simko; 1887–1930), was a Kurdish chieftain of the Shekak tribe located in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran, who first sided with the Russian Empire, and later the Ottoman Empire during World War I. He led attacks and revolts against the Qajar and Pahlavi states, as well as massacres against Assyrian and Armenian civilians.

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