This chapter examines the Barzani genocide and gendercide of 1983, revealing the deliberate use of ethnic and gendered politics by the Ba’ath regime to dismantle the Barzani Kurdish community. The systematic targeting of men and boys for execution aimed to exterminate the Barzani population and disrupt their generational and cultural continuity. Meanwhile, women and children, exiled to camps in Erbil, Kirkuk, and southern Iraq faced forced displacement, incarceration, and dire living conditions designed to erase their cultural identity and the sense of resistance within the community. Women bore the dual burden of profound personal loss and responsibility for raising their children and preserving their tribe’s identity amidst the genocidal destruction. This chapter highlights the significant economic challenges experienced by Barzani women, who were left to grieve their families while seeking ways to support their households. It underlines how the intersection of gender and systemic violence reshapes social and cultural structures. By centering the experiences of Barzani women, the chapter highlights the broader socio-political transformations resulting from genocidal violence.