1943 Barzani revolt

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1943–1945 Barzani revolt
Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
Date 1943 – October 1945 Location Northern Iraq Result Iraqi Victory Kurdish revolt suppressed
Belligerents
Kingdom of Iraq	Barzani tribesmen Allied Kurdish tribes
Commanders and leaders
Prince Abdullah Nuri al-Said Hamdi al-Pachachi	Mustafa Barzani Ahmed Barzani Mohammedamin Mirkhan Mergasory
Strength
Unknown	2,000 (1943)[1] 3,000 (1945)

The 1943–1945 Barzani revolt was a Kurdish nationalistic insurrection in the Kingdom of Iraq, during World War II. The revolt was led by Mustafa Barzani and was later joined by his older brother Ahmed Barzani, the leader of the previous Kurdish revolt in Iraq. The revolt, initiating in 1943, was eventually put down by the Iraqi assault in late 1945, combined with the defection of a number of Kurdish tribes. As a result, the Barzanis retreated with much of their forces into Iranian Kurdistan, joining the local Kurdish elements in establishing the Republic of Mahabad.