Battle of Kirkuk (1991)

Battle of Kirkuk (1991)
Part of 1991 uprisings in Iraq
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

Peshmerga

Commanders and leaders
Ali Hassan al-Majid

Jalal Talabani
Nawshirwan Mustafa

Massoud Barzani
Strength
Unknown 100,000
Casualties and losses
12,000 killed

The Battle of Kirkuk (Sorani Kurdish: جەنگی کەرکوک) was one of the biggest battles of the 1991 uprisings in Iraq.