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2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict

2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
Part of Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) and the
Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
Iraqi–Kurdish conflict map.png
Map of the areas of control as of late October, 2017
Date 15 October 2017 – present
(2 weeks and 3 days)
Location Northern Iraq
Result Ongoing
Territorial
changes
Belligerents

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan


PKK(disputed)
PDKI
 Iraq
Supported by:
 Iran
Commanders and leaders
Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani
(President of Iraqi Kurdistan)
Iraqi Kurdistan Kosrat Rasul Ali
(Vice President of Iraqi Kurdistan)
Iraqi Kurdistan Najmiddin Karim
(ex-Kirkuk governor)
Iraqi Kurdistan Wahid Bakuzi  
(Head of KDP branch in Zumar)

Iraq Fuad Masum
(President of Iraq)
Iraq Haider al-Abadi
(Commander in chief)
Iraq Othman al-Ghanmi
(Chief of Staff of Iraqi army)
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
(Deputy Chairman of Popular Mobilization Committee)
Yılmaz Neccar
(Turkmen PMU commander)


Iran Qasem Soleimani
(General commander of IRGC, claimed by KRG)
Turkey Hakan Fidan
(Chief of MİT, claimed by PUK)
Units involved

Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga

HAK-R

PDKI Peshmerga PKK

Sinjar Alliance

Iraq Iraqi Army

Iraqi Turkmen Front


PUK Peshmerga (Some factions)
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses

567 killed, 45+ wounded


105 killed, 200 wounded, 45 captured (PUK claim)
180+ killed or wounded (Kurdish claim)
400 Kurdish civilians killed, 200 missing in Kirkuk (per Kurdish Media)
125,000 displaced (per Iraqi government)

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraq Fuad Masum
(President of Iraq)
Iraq Haider al-Abadi
(Commander in chief)
Iraq Othman al-Ghanmi
(Chief of Staff of Iraqi army)
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
(Deputy Chairman of Popular Mobilization Committee)
Yılmaz Neccar
(Turkmen PMU commander)


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