First Iraqi–Kurdish War
1961–1970 conflict between Iraq and Kurdish militias / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The First Iraqi–Kurdish War[3] (Arabic: الحرب العراقية الكردية الأولى) also known as Aylul revolts (Kurdish: [11] شۆڕشی ئەیلوول) was a major event of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, lasting from 1961 until 1970. The struggle was led by Mustafa Barzani, in an attempt to establish an independent Kurdistan. Throughout the 1960s, the uprising escalated into a long war, which failed to resolve despite internal power changes in Iraq. During the war, 80% of the Iraqi army was engaged in combat with the Kurds.[12] The war ended with a stalemate in 1970, resulting in between 75,000[10] to 105,000 casualties.[9] A series of Iraqi–Kurdish negotiations followed the war in an attempt to resolve the conflict. The negotiations led to the Iraqi–Kurdish Autonomy Agreement of 1970.
First Kurdish–Iraqi War | |||||||
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Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict and the Arab–Israeli conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Supported by: Iran (after 1968) Israel[3] United States (alleged)[4] |
Before 1968: After 1968: Ba'athist Iraq Supported by: United States[6] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mustafa Barzani Ahmed Barzani Ibrahim Ahmad Jalal Talabani Ali Askari Kamal Mufti[3] |
Abdul Karim Qasim Ahmed al-Bakr Abdul Salam Arif Abdul Rahman Arif | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,000–20,000[3] |
48,000 (1969)[7] 6,000[5] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 10,000 killed[8] | ||||||
Total: 6,600[9]–10,000 killed,[10] 80,000 displaced[10] |