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First Iraqi–Kurdish War

BelligerentsKDPSupported by:IranIsraelUnited States (alleged)Before 1968:IraqSyria (1963)Supported by:United States (from 1963)Egypt (1965)United Kingdom (1963)After 1968:Ba'athist IraqCommanders and leadersMustafa BarzaniAhmed BarzaniIbrahim AhmadJalal TalabaniAli AskariMargaret George ShelloXHurmiz Chikko†Tsuri Sagi (1966)Abdul Karim QasimAbdul Salam Arif#Abdul Rahman ArifAhmed al-BakrSaddam HusseinStrength 15,000–20,000 48,000 (1969) 6,000Casualties and losses Unknown 5,000–10,000 killedTotal: 100,000 killedThe First Iraqi–Kurdish War (Arabic: الحرب العراقية الكردية الأولى), also known as the September Revolution (Kurdish: شۆڕشی ئەیلوول), was an armed conflict and major event of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, lasting from 1961 until 1970.

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