IRAQ VS KURDS
YEARS: 1985-1996 | DEATHS: 10000
THE CONFLICT DATABASE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UPPSALA
Information about this conflict can be found in the conflict database made and maintained by the The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at University of Uppsala in Sweden.
DATABASE DETAILS
Qoute: "On 1 June 1975 the former KDP member Jalal Talabani and leaders of other Kurdish groups announced the formation of the PUK, which would act as the left-wing alternative to KDP. In the statement that proclaimed the creation of PUK the goal was stated: autonomy for the Kurds and democracy for Iraq. During 1976, the PUK launched its first operations against the Iraqi regime."