Mahsum Korkmaz

Mahsum Korkmaz
Nickname	Agit
Born	1956 Silvan, Turkey
Died	March 28, 1986 Mount Gabar
Allegiance	Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Years of service	1978-March 28, 1986
Rank	Military Commander
Battles/wars	Kurdish Uprising

Mahsum Korkmaz or Mazlum Korkmaz, also known as Agit, was the first commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)'s military forces.^[1] He is known to have led the 15 August 1984 PKK attacks which was the start of the PKK's armed rebellion against Turkey.^[2] He was killed on Nowruz, 1986, by Turkish forces.^[3]

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Date of death	March 28, 1986
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