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 population. People in the Zakho district of the Duhok Governorate attacked the military bases and stormed government buildings and took control of the town on 13 March. The town fell to government forces on 1 April. Fighting continued until October when an agreement was made for Iraqi withdrawal from Zakho and other parts of Iraq's Kurdish-inhabited region.

Battle of Zakho
Part of 1991 uprisings in Iraq
Battle of Zakho is located in Iraq
Zakho
Zakho
Date13 March - 1 April 1991
Location
Result Iraqi victory
Territorial
changes
Zakho is fully captured by rebels, then fully recaptured by the Iraqi military.
Belligerents

 Iraqi government

Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
Commanders and leaders
Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

References

  1. 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.