Battle of Altun Kupri (2017)

Battle of Altun Kupri
	Part of the Battle of Kirkuk (2017) during the 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
	; Iraqi forces' advances in Kirkuk Governorate during the battle
Date	20 October 2017
Location	Altun Kupri, Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq
Result	Iraqi victory
Territorial; changes	Iraqi forces capture Altun Kupri and adjacent Erbil–Kirkuk checkpoint; Iraqi forces defeat Peshmerga and recapture the entire Kirkuk province;
Belligerents
Iraq	Kurdistan Region
Commanders and leaders
Haider al-Abadi; (Commander-in-chief); Maj. Gen. Ma’an al Saadi; (ISOF-2 Commander) ; Brig. Gen. Raad Baddai; Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani; Gen. Zeriva Abu Yasser (KIA) ; (Iranian PMU General)	Masoud Barzani; (Commander-in-chief); Maj. Gen Sirwan Barzani; (Zeravani commander) ; Sarbast Lazgin ; (Deputy Minister of Peshmerga) ; Anwari Haji Othman ; (Peshmerga Commander) ; Jamal Kirkuki ; Hussein Yazdanpanah; (PAK General)
Units involved
Iraq Iraqi Armed Forces Iraqi Ground Forces 9th Armoured Division; ; CTS - ISOF; Iraqi Police; Popular Mobilization Forces Saraya al-Khorasani; Turkmen Brigades; Hezbollah Brigades; Badr Brigades; Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq; ; ; ; Supported by: ; Iran IRGC Quds Force; ; ;	Kurdistan Region Peshmerga Zeravani First Support Forces; ; CTG Special Forces; ; Kurdistan Freedom Party 5th Brigade; ; ;
Strength
12,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Per Iraq; 2 killed; 1 tank destroyed; Per Kurdistan Region ; 12 Humvees,; 1 M1A1 Abrams,; 1 T-72	Per Kurdistan Region; 27 killed; 67 wounded
	Civilians (per AP): 6 killed, 15 wounded

The Battle of Altun Kupri occurred on 20 October 2017 during the Battle of Kirkuk, between the Iraqi Army supported by the Popular Mobilization Forces with intelligence allegedly provided by Iran, and the KDP Peshmerga, supported by PAK and Kurdish locals. The battle began in the early morning, and at 10 a.m., Iraqi forces pushed through Altun Kupri capturing it completely.