Following the Sulaymaniyah Uprising, the Spark Continued in Other Areas of Kurdistan

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Photo from the 1991 Kurdish uprising.

After the uprising began on 5, 6 and 7 March 1991 and several areas were liberated from the rule of the fallen Ba'ath regime, people in other parts of the Kurdistan Region also rose up against the dictatorship.

Today marks the 35th anniversary of the mass uprising of 8 March 1991 by the brave people of Chamchamal, Halabja, Arbat, Dukan, Zarayan and Sumud Camp, as well as the camps of Nasr Camp, Barika Camp, Piramagrun and Allayi against the fallen Ba’ath regime.

During the uprising, local residents took control of the main roads linking Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk and Baqubah.

On the same day, all military positions in Mamanda and Qaladiza surrendered to the people and forces of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

Meanwhile, fighters of the Peshmerga succeeded in capturing Suse Castle, which had served as a military base for the Ba’ath regime.

The Kurdish people’s uprising that began on 5 March 1991, against the dictatorship and oppression that prevailed under the rule of the fallen Ba'ath Party. It was culminated on 20 March 1991 with the liberation of Kirkuk.

The uprising came after a series of genocidal campaigns carried out by the fallen Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party regime. Among the most notorious were the Anfal campaign and the Halabja chemical attack, during which more than 180,000 innocent Kurds—including women, children and the elderly—were killed.



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