2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict

October 15–27, 2017

Result Iraqi victory

Iraqi forces and allied militias took Kirkuk and other disputed areas from Kurdish forces after an independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Kurds lost much of their territory.

Overview Contemporaries

Iraq

PKK

Iraq

PKK

Haider Al-Abadi belligerent leader

Othman al-Ghanmi military commander

Juma Inad military commander

Masoud Barzani military commander

Strength and losses

Killed: 210
Deaths: 7
Tanks: 300
Tanks lost: c. 1

Killed: 180
Wounded: 200
Captured: 45

Units

Iraqi Army 15th Infantry Division (Iraq) 9th Armoured Division (Iraq) Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service

Battles 1

Battle of Kirkuk (2017) October 15–20, 2017 · Iraqi victory