Jalal Talabani Nawshirwan Mustafa Republican Guard Northern Iraq/Kurdistan Region The Battle of Tuz Khormato was fought during the 1991 uprisings in Iraq between the Peshmerga and Iraqi forces.

Tuz Khormato's importance lay in the fact that it was situated on the Baghdad–Kirkuk road, meaning that any government reinforcements to Kurdistan would have to pass through the town.

The defence of Tuz Khormato was therefore given a high priority in order to defend Peshmerga positions in Kirkuk.

[2] By the fourth of fifth day of the uprising Iraqi Air Force helicopters had arrived in the area to help the army with the bombardment, and proceeded to drop napalm and phosphorus onto the town.

After two weeks of bombardment, and despite a fierce resistance put up by the Peshmerga, the town fell to government forces.