1991 Iraqi uprising
1991 uprisings in Iraq |
Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, the Shia–Sunni relations, and the |
An Iraqi government tank disabled by rebels |
Date |
1 March – 5 April 1991
(1 month and 4 days) |
Location |
Iraq |
Result |
Iraqi government victory
- Mass reprisals against the population and exodus of 1.8 million refugees from the country
- Continued conflict in parts of the north until October 1991 and in the rural south until 1994
- Accelerated destruction of the Tigris-Euphrates marshes by Iraqi government
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Territorial
changes |
Establishment of the Kurdish Autonomous Republic, as well as the Iraqi no-fly zones
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Belligerents |
Ba'athist Iraq
MEK
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Shia rebels:
Peshmerga:
Other dissidents:
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Commanders and leaders |
Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid Taha Yasin Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri Tariq Aziz Qusay Hussein
Massoud Rajavi
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Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Hadi Al-Amiri Massoud Barzani
Jalal Talabani
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Strength |
Est. 300,000 Est. 4,500 |
SCIRI: Est. 40,000–50,000 KDP: Est. 15,000–45,000 PUK: Est. 4,000–12,000 |
Casualties and losses |
Est. 5,000 killed |
Est. 25,000–180,000 killed (mostly civilians) |
Iraqi government victory
Ba'athist Iraq
Shia rebels:
Peshmerga:
Other dissidents:
Saddam Hussein
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Taha Yasin
Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri
Tariq Aziz
Qusay Hussein
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