Events tagged with "Masoud Barzani"

Historical Events tagged with "Masoud Barzani"

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Military & Warfare

Saddam Hussein's Troops Capture Irbil

August 31st, 1996 28 years ago

Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani called for assistance against his rival, leading Saddam Hussein's forces to capture the city of Irbil. The conflict between Barzani's Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) intensified, prompting external military involvement in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.