✦ History

Part of Iraqi–Kurdish conflict

First Iraqi–Kurdish War

September 11, 1961 – March 1970

Result Military stalemate

Kurdish forces under Mustafa Barzani rebelled against the Iraqi government to win autonomy. The war ended with an agreement in 1970 that promised Kurdish autonomy, which was never fully carried out.

Overview Contemporaries

Iraqi Republic

Kurdistan Democratic Party

Other

Syria
Iraq
Kurdistan Democratic Party
Saddam Hussein belligerent leader Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr belligerent leader Abdul Rahman Arif belligerent leader Abdul Salam Arif belligerent leader Abd al-Karim Qasim military commander
Jalal Talabani military commander Mustafa Barzani military commander

Strength and losses

Killed
5,000–10,000
Killed
100,000

Battles 1

Before and after

Ended by
Iraqi–Kurdish Autonomy Agreement of 1970 March 11, 1970

Related events 1 degree away • 2 degrees away

1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
 
First Iraqi–Kurdish War
 
Iraqi–Kurdish Autonomy Agreement of 1970