Kurds in Iraq Flashcards
1
Q
1930s-40s?
A
1931-32 and 1944-45 short lied armed rebellions occur in Iraq
2
Q
1960s?
A
Low level armed insurgency take place under the command of Mustafa al-Barzani, leader of the Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party (IKDP)
3
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1970s?
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- 1975 failed peace accord with Iraqi govt leads to another outbreak of fighting
- Agreement between Iraq and Iran leads to collapse of Kurdish resistance later that year
- Thousands of kurds flee to Iran and Turkey
- Late 1970s, Iraq’s Ba’ath party implement settlement policy relocating Iraqi Arabs to areas with Kurdish majorities
4
Q
1980s?
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- Settlement policy accelerated and large numbers of Kurds were forcibly relocated
- Mar-Aug 1988 in a series of operations code-named Anfal, Iraqi forces sought to quell Kurdish resistance by using large nymbers of chemical weapons on Kurdish civillians
- Iraqi troops killed up to 5k Kurds with mustard gas in Halabjah
5
Q
1990-91?
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Kurds again rebelled following Iraq’s defeat in the Persian Gulf War
6
Q
1992?
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- US helps Kurds establish a safe haven that includes the Kurdish settlement in Northern Iraq
- Alliance of PUK and KDP known as the Iraqi Kurdistan Front hold elections
- Anonymous civil authority is established and run by Kurdistan Regional Govt
7
Q
1994?
A
Power agreement between PUK and KDP collapses, leads to civil war
8
Q
1998?
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PUK and KDP sign the Washington Agreement, ending the War
9
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2003?
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US invade Iraq, the Peshmerga join to fight against Saddam
