Islamic Emirate of Byara میرنشینی ئیسلامی بیارە | |
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| 2001-2003 | |
 Flag | |
 Islamic Emirate of Byara (dark gray) at their peak, controlling the entire Halabja Governorate | |
| Status | Unrecognized independent state (2001–2003) |
| Capital | Byara |
| Largest city | Halabja |
| Official languages | Kurdish |
| Religion | Salafism |
| Demonym(s) | Byarayi |
| Government | Islamic emirate |
| Emir | |
• 2001–2003 | Mullah Krekar |
| Deputies | |
• 2001-2003 | Wirya Salih |
• 2001-2003 | Ali Bapir |
| History | |
• Established | September 2001 |
• Disestablished | March 30, 2003 |
| Currency | Iranian rial, Iraqi dinar (de facto) |
| Today part of | Iraqi Kurdistan |
The Islamic Emirate of Byara (Kurdish: میرنشینی ئیسلامیی بیارە) was a short-lived unrecognized Kurdish Islamic state located in the Halabja Governorate ruled by sharia law which declared independence from Iraq in 2001. It collapsed after the United States with the support of the Peshmerga launched Operation Viking Hammer in 2003.