Category: Uprising, from Wikidata’s class “rebellion”
Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
Wikidata classes on our event-class list: rebellion (all its classes: Wikidata item)
The Iraqi–Kurdish conflict consists of a series of wars, rebellions and disputes between the Kurds and the central authority of Iraq starting in the 20th century shortly after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. Some put the marking point of the conflict beginning to the attempt by Mahmud Barzanji to establish an independent Kingdom of Kurdistan, while others relate to the conflict as only the post-1961 insurrection by the Barzanis.
Since the US-led invasion of Iraq and the subsequent adoption of federalism in 2005 and the recognition of the Kurdistan Region (KRI) as a federal region in the new Iraqi constitution, the number and scope of armed clashes between the central government of Iraq and the Kurds have decreased. In spite of that, however, the major issue that continues to cause disputes is the implementation of Article 140 of the Constitution of Iraq. In September 2023, following a series of punitive measures by the central government in Iraq against KRI, Masrour Barzani sent a letter to the President of the United States expressing concerns about a possible collapse of Kurdistan Region, and calling for the United States to intervene. In March 2024, after several court rulings issued against Kurdistan Region by the Supreme Court of Iraq, Kurdish authorities in Iraq expressed dissatisfaction at what they described as an evident shift of the political system in Iraq back towards centralism.
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Iraqi–Kurdish conflict. (2026, October 17). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iraqi%E2%80%93Kurdish_conflict&oldid=1380686847
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“Iraqi–Kurdish conflict.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Oct. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iraqi%E2%80%93Kurdish_conflict&oldid=1380686847.
Chicago (note)
Wikipedia, “Iraqi–Kurdish conflict,” last modified October 17, 2026, 07:11 (UTC), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iraqi%E2%80%93Kurdish_conflict&oldid=1380686847.
Chicago (shortened note)
Wikipedia, “Iraqi–Kurdish conflict.”
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This event on Middle East, 1900–present: https://middleeast.events/event/iraqi-kurdish-conflict
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Includes 2 events in this dataset
- 1991 Iraqi uprisings 1991
- Iraqi Kurdish Civil War 1994
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