1991 Iraqi uprisings

1991 · Iraq

Shia Arabs in the south and Kurds in the north rose against Saddam Hussein after the Gulf War. Iraqi forces crushed the uprisings and killed many people.

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Participants

Iraq

Strength and losses

	All
Killed	c. 1,000

Battles and events 1

Battle of Sulaymaniyah March 5 – April 3, 1991 · Iraqi victory

Also involved 6

Saddam Hussein participant
Jalal Talabani Kurdish leader in the uprising
Tariq Aziz participant
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri helped suppress the uprisings
Sadi Tuma Abbas participant
Mizban Khadr al-Hadi participant