The Battle of Qaladize was a battle by the rebels, on April 3. The advance of government forces was halted at Kore, a narrow valley near the ruins of Qaladiza, where a successful defense was held by the Kurds led by Massoud Barzani.

Battle of Qaladize (1991)
Part of the 1991 uprisings in Iraq
Date April 1991 Location Qaladize,Erbil province , Iraqi Kurdistan Result Kurdish victory
Belligerents
Ba'athist Iraq Iraqi Republican Guard Ba'ath Party loyalist forces	Peshmerga Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Democratic Party Brigades of the Council Movement[1] Kurdish mujahideen[2]
Commanders and leaders
Saddam Hussein Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Ali Hassan al-Majid Massoud Rajavi	Jalal Talabani Nawshirwan Mustafa Massoud Barzani Osman Hajy Marouf[1]
Strength
unknown	unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	unknown