Armed conflict

Iraq: Kurdistan

1989 – 1996 · 35.53° N, 44.83° E

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When
1989 – 1996
Kind
Armed conflict
Deaths
2,035
Coordinates
35.53° N, 44.83° E
Incompatibility
territory
Type of conflict
intrastate
Territory name
Kurdistan
Region
Middle East
Location
Iraq
Side a
Government of Iraq

Placed at the middle of its 34 recorded clashes (UCDP GED).

Iraqi–Kurdish conflict

Series of wars and rebellions by ethnic Kurds against successive Iraqi administrations

The Iraqi–Kurdish conflict consists of a series of wars, rebellions and disputes between the Kurds and the central authority of Iraq starting in the 20th century shortly after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I.

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