Battle of Altun Kupri (2017)
| Battle of Pirde | |||||||||
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| Part of the 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict | |||||||||
Peshmerga soldier holding an RPG standing next to a destroyed Iraqi Humvee | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kurdistan Region | Iraq | ||||||||
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Masoud Barzani (Commander-in-chief) Maj. Gen Sirwan Barzani (Zeravani commander) Jamal Kirkuki Hussein Yazdanpanah (PAK General) |
Haider al-Abadi (Commander-in-chief) Maj. Gen. Ma’an al Saadi (ISOF-2 Commander) Gen. Zeriva Abu Yasser (KIA) (Iranian PMU General) | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Iraq: | ||||||||
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| Unknown | 12,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Per Kurdistan Unknown |
Per Kurdistan 2 killed 1 tank destroyed | ||||||||
The Battle of Altun Kupri, or Battle of Pirdê (Arabic: معركة ألتون كوبري; Kurdish: شەڕی پردێ, romanized: Şerî Pirdê) was a military confrontation between the Peshmerga and PAK on one side, and the Iraqi Army, Popular Mobilization Forces, and other Shiite militias on the other, during the 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict. The defense of Altun Kupri (Pirdê) was seen as a major victory by the Peshmerga, which stopped the Iraqi advance northwards. It was the first major military confrontation between both sides since the Battle of Kirkuk (2017).