2023 Makhmour clashes

2023 Makhmour clashes
	Part of Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
Date	October 22, 2023 ; (1 day)
Location	Makhmur, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Result	Ceasefire Iraqi Army and Peshmerga agree to share control of former PKK military posts in Makhmur district; Iraqi army gains control of three of them and Makhmur refugee camp; Iraqi government extends territorial control northward towards Erbil;
Belligerents
Iraq Iraqi Ground Forces ; ;	Peshmerga
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Saleh Zirari †; Posho Khalid †
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 6 wounded	4 killed; 5 wounded

The Makhmour clashes (October 22, 2023) occurred between Iraqi Ground Forces and Peshmerga in the Kurdish majority Makhmur District and its surrounding northwestern mountain range. The district is part of the disputed territories, and as such, the area is claimed by the Kurdistan Regional Government. Prior to the clashes, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were stationed in military posts between the two sides as well as in Makhmour refugee camp. The clashes began after PKK suddenly withdrew from their posts (including from Makhmour refugee camp), allowing the Iraqi army to take control of the camp as well as advance further north towards Erbil. The KRG rejected the move, claiming that it violated a previous agreement between the Iraqi army’s Nineveh Joint Operations Command and Peshmerga. Kurdish officials later attributed the clashes to “a misunderstanding”.