Global InformationBattle of Kheli Hama information
| Battle of Kheli Hama | |||||||
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| Part of the Islamist insurgency in Iraqi Kurdistan | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 PUKSupported by:  United States |
 Ansar al-Islam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jalal Talabani |
Mullah Krekar | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 42 | 15 | ||||||
The Battle of Kheli Hama was an ambush on the PUK by Ansar al-Islam in the village of Kheli Hama in the Halabja Governorate. It took place 13 days after the September 11 attacks, although there was no connection between them.