Battle of Kore

In the same year, when the Baathist regime launched a counterattack to retake Kurdish areas, Kosrat led the defense at the Battle of Kore, near Erbil. His leadership helped defeat the Baathist forces in a decisive battle that ensured Kurdish control of the region.

Battle of Kore (1991)
Part of The 1991 uprisings in Iraq
Date April 1991 Location Kore, Erbil province, Iraqi Kurdistan Result Kurdish victory
Belligerents
Ba'athist Iraq Iraqi Republican Guard Ba'ath Party loyalist forces	Peshmerga Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Democratic Party Brigades of the Council Movement Kurdish mujahideen
Commanders and leaders
Saddam Hussein Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Ali Hassan al-Majid Massoud Rajavi	Kosrat Rasul Ali Jalal Talabani Nawshirwan Mustafa Massoud Barzani Osman Hajy Marouf
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
150 - 200 killed 200 wounded 1-5 (light armor tanks lost)	Unknown

Event

Three years later, in 1991, President Barzani, in conjunction with other Kurdish leaders at the time, played a crucial role in the Kurdish uprising, which led to the ousting of Saddam’s forces from the KRI. On April 7, 1991, President Barzani led the Peshmerga in the defense of Kore against the attacking forces of the Iraqi regime, attempting to suppress the uprising and regain the territory under Kurdish control. The Battle of Kore ended in Iraq’s failure to further advance into the KRI and it is considered by historians to have been one of the most significant and consequential battles between the Kurds and the Iraqi government

References

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