First Iraqi–Kurdish War

First Kurdish–Iraqi War
	Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict and the Arab–Israeli conflict
Date	11 September 1961 – March 1970
Location	Northern Iraq
Result	Stalemate Several Iraqi offensives intended to suppress the Kurdish rebellion fail.; Iraqi–Kurdish Autonomy Agreement; Arabization program continued;
Belligerents
KDP; Supported by:; Iran (after 1968); Israel; United States (alleged)	Before 1968:; Iraqi Republic; Syria (1963); Iran (before 1968); Turkey After 1968:; Ba'athist Iraq; Supported by:; United States
Commanders and leaders
Mustafa Barzani; Ahmed Barzani; Ibrahim Ahmad; Jalal Talabani; Ali Askari; Kamal Mufti	Abdul Karim Qasim; Ahmed al-Bakr; Abdul Salam Arif; Abdul Rahman Arif
Strength
15,000–20,000	48,000 (1969); 6,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	10,000 killed
	Total: 6,600–10,000 killed, 80,000 displaced

The First Iraqi–Kurdish War (Arabic: الحرب العراقية الكردية الأولى) also known as Aylul revolts (Kurdish: شۆڕشی ئەیلوول) was a major event of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, lasting from 1961 until 1970. The struggle was led by Mustafa Barzani, in an attempt to establish an independent Kurdistan. Throughout the 1960s, the uprising escalated into a long war, which failed to resolve despite internal power changes in Iraq. During the war, 80% of the Iraqi army was engaged in combat with the Kurds. The war ended with a stalemate in 1970, resulting in between 75,000 to 105,000 casualties. A series of Iraqi–Kurdish negotiations followed the war in an attempt to resolve the conflict. The negotiations led to the Iraqi–Kurdish Autonomy Agreement of 1970.

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