First Kurdish–Iraqi War | |||||||
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Part of Iraqi-Kurdish conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
KDP
Non-combat aid:
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Before 1968: Republic of Iraq Syria After 1968: Ba'athist Iraq |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mustafa Barzani |
Abdul Karim Qasim (1958–1963) |
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Strength | |||||||
15,000–20,000 | 48,000 Iraqi troops (1969); 6,000 Syrian troops. |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown | 10,000 Iraqi soldiers killed | ||||||
Total Casualties: 75,000–105,000 killed |
Stalemate
Mustafa Barzani
Ibrahim Ahmad
Jalal Talabani
Omar Mustafa
Ali Askari
Abdul Karim Qasim (1958–1963)
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1963)
Abdul Salam Arif (1963–1966)