Toward the latter part of the mission , he commanded a battalion of the First Brigade , which was situated in the Kafr Qasem area south of Qilqilya .
Qasim also served during the Iraqi military involvement in the Arab - Israeli War from May 1948 to June 1949 .
Toward the latter part of the mission , Qasim commanded a battalion of the First Brigade , which was situated in the Kafr Qasem area south of Qilqilya .
Qasim also served during the Iraqi military involvement in the Arab - Israeli War from May 1948 to June 1949 .