Independent Kurdistan

In 1991, uprisings in northern Iraq occured by the Kurds. Iraqi soldiers loyal to the government were sent in to stop the uprising. Many Kurds fleed north to northern part of the border, where they fought the Iraqi soldiers. Fighting between the Kurds and the Iraqis existed until October 1991, when an agreement was made and Kurdistan was made into an autonomous republic that was part of Iraq.

But what if the Iraqis did not listen to the agreements? What would happen?

The Fight Begins
In October 1991 an agreement was proposed to have Kurdistan as an autonomous republic inside of Iraq. However in this timeline Iraq refuses to the agreement and continues to attack Kurd positions in the north. Trench warfare begins between the two sides and poison gas is used heavily by Iraq. Iraq also orders a complete blockade of food, fuel, and other supplies from going into Kurdistan. Even though poison was used against the Kurds it was not very effective. Iraq then started an offensive against the Kurds by using soldiers, tanks, artillery, and planes. The offensive managed to push the Kurds back some but stalemate soon erupted again as the US, who supported the Kurds, gave them weapons to defeat the invasion. The stalemate between Iraq and Kurdistan existed between them between throughout the winter.