Battle of Qaladize

by the rebels, on April 3. The advance of government forces was halted at Kore, a narrow valley near the ruins of Qaladiza, where a successful defense was held by the Kurds led by Massoud Barzani.

Battle of Qaladize (1991)
Part of the 1991 uprisings in Iraq
DateApril 1991
Location
Qaladize,Erbil province , Iraqi Kurdistan
Result Kurdish victory
Belligerents

Iraq Ba'athist Iraq

Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga

  • Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
  • Kurdistan Democratic Party
  • Brigades of the Council Movement[1]
  • Kurdish mujahideen[2]
Commanders and leaders
Iraq Saddam Hussein
Iraq Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid
Massoud Rajavi

Jalal Talabani
Nawshirwan Mustafa
Massoud Barzani

Osman Hajy Marouf[1]
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown unknown

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "kurdish uprising (1991)". Dialectical-delinquents.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  2. "Why the Uprisings Failed". merip.org. 1992. Retrieved 2024-01-06.