Iraqi-Kurdish conflict (jan 1, 1918 – jan 1, 2003)

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A series of wars and rebellions by the Kurds against the central authority of Iraq during the 20th century, which began shortly after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I and lasting until the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Date: 1918–2003 (main phase: 1961–1991)
Location: Iraqi Kurdistan
Result: Formation of Kurdistan Region
- Iraqi withdrawal from Kurdish territory in 1991; Kurds gain de facto autonomy
- Kurdish Civil War from 1994 to 1998 with Iraqi involvement in 1995
- Peshmerga assist coalition forces during 2003 invasion of Iraq; overthrow of Ba'ath rule
- Kurdistan Regional Government recognized by the Iraqi central government in 2005
- Iraq recaptures 20% of the territory controlled by the Kurdistan Region including Kirkuk after the 2017 Iraqi-Kurdish conflict

In 2003, during the Iraq War, Peshmerga played a key role in the mission to capture Saddam Hussein. In 2004, they captured key al-Qaeda figure Hassan Ghul, who revealed the identity of Osama bin Laden's messenger, which eventually led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.

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