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First Iraqi–Kurdish War [18] or Barzani Rebellion was a major event of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, lasting from 1961 to 1970. The struggle was led by Mustafa Barzani in an attempt to establish an independent Kurdish state in northern Iraq. Throughout the 1960s the uprising escalated into a long war, which failed to resolve despite internal ...
May 1994 PUK–KDP clashes was the first outbreak of violence of the 1994–97 Iraqi Kurdish Civil War, fought in Iraqi Kurdistan between the rival Kurdistan Democratic Party and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdish factions. The clashes left around 300 people dead. [2]
Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party (Iraq) is founded. 1978 November 25 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded. [1] 1985 Kurdistan Toilers' Party (Iraq) is splintered off from the Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party. 1988 Anfal genocide begins. Between 50,000 [2] and 182,000 [3] Kurds are killed by Ba'athist Iraq. 1994 February 6 Kurdistan ...
The 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict occurred in and around the Kurdish region of northern Iraq that began on 15 October 2017, shortly after the independence referendum was held on September 25. After the independence referendum, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi demanded the referendum to be canceled. In October, the Iraqi military moved into the ...
Kurdish–Turkish conflict: Republic of Turkey: Ongoing 19 April 2016 – present Western Iran clashes Iran: Ongoing 24 August 2016 – present Turkish military intervention in Syria Syria: Ongoing 15 – 27 October 2017 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan: Ceasefire, Iraqi Kurdistan loses territory, including Sinjar and Kirkuk
An Iraqi border police captain showed images of the Iraqi flag flying at the crossing, saying that it was "officially under the full control of the Iraqi government." An Iraqi military statement however confirmed that only a delegation led by the chief-of-staff Othman al-Ghanmi had visited Ibrahim Khalil and Faysh Khabur to determine military ...
The First Iraqi–Kurdish War [2] (Arabic: لحرب العراقية الكردية الأولى), also known as the September Revolution (Kurdish: [12] شۆڕشی ئەیلوول), was a major event of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, lasting from 1961 until 1970.
The conflict began in 2001 as a conflict over governance of Iraqi Kurdistan. In the first battle of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Operation Viking Hammer was launched, and the Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan dissolved. After the offensive, most of the Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan officials were exiled to Iran. Ansar al-Islam moved southwards to ...