Battle of Kirkuk (1991)

Battle of Kirkuk (1991)
Part of 1991 uprisings in Iraq
Battle of Kirkuk (1991) is located in Iraq
Kirkuk
Kirkuk
Date11–29 March 1991
Location
Result Iraqi Victory
Territorial
changes
Kirkuk is taken fully by rebels, then re-taken by Iraqi forces
Belligerents

 Iraqi government

Kurdistan Region Peshmerga

Commanders and leaders
Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid

Jalal Talabani
Nawshirwan Mustafa

Massoud Barzani
Strength
Unknown 100,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Kirkuk was one of the biggest battles of the 1991 uprisings in Iraq.

  1. ^ "History of Peshmerga (page 59)" (PDF). Etd.lib.fsu.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

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