The Battle of Zakho was fought during the 1991 uprisings in Iraq following the Gulf War. Zakho is a Kurdish city of over 50,000 inhabitants. People in the Zakho district of the Duhok Governorate attacked the military bases, stormed government buildings and took control of the town on 13 March. The town was recaptured by government forces on 1 April.
| Battle of Zakho | |||||||||
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| Part of 1991 uprisings in Iraq | |||||||||
  Zakho | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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 Peshmerga | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Ali Hassan al-Majid |
Massoud Barzani | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 20,000 | 170,000 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "The 1991 Uprising in Iraq And Its Aftermath". Hrw.org. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- Goldstein, Eric (June 1992). Endless Torment: The 1991 Uprising in Iraq and Its Aftermath. New York, N.Y.: Human Rights Watch. p. 30. ISBN 1-56432-069-3.