Battle of Kirkuk (1991) | |||||||||
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Part of 1991 uprisings in Iraq | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Iraqi government
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Ali Hassan al-Majid |
Jalal Talabani | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | 100,000[1] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
12,000 killed |
The Battle of Kirkuk (Sorani Kurdish: جەنگی کەرکوک) was one of the biggest battles of the 1991 uprisings in Iraq.