1999 Shia uprising in Iraq

1999 Shia uprising in Iraq
Part of the Persian Gulf Conflicts
Baghdad Karbala Nasiriyah Najaf Basra Epicenters of the uprising
Date 18 February – April 1999 Location Iraq Result Iraqi government victory Uprising suppressed
Belligerents
Iraq Iraqi Armed Forces Republican Guard[1] Fedayeen Saddam Ba'ath Party	Rebels: SCIRI / Badr Dawa[2]
Commanders and leaders
Saddam Hussein President of Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid Iraqi Intelligence Director Taha Yasin Vice President of Iraq Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri Deputy Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council Tariq Aziz Member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council Qusay Hussein Son of Saddam Hussein	Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim Leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Leader of the Badr Corps Hadi al-Amiri Badr Corps commander
Casualties and losses
180+ dead [3]	Dozens dead, wounded and arrested [3]
200+ dead[4][3]

This article is part of a series about Saddam Hussein
Personal Early life Saddamism Ba'athist Iraq Family Uday Qusay Raghad Rana Sajida Talfah Affiliations Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Iraq-based Ba'ath Party Revolutionary Command Council Political offices President of Iraq (1979–2003) Prime Minister of Iraq (1979–1991, 1994–2003) Vice President of Iraq (1968–1979) Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (1979–2003) Regional Secretary of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party (1964–1966, 1979–2006) Secretary General of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party (1992–2006) Rise to power 1959 Mosul uprising Ramadan Revolution 17 July Revolution First Iraqi–Kurdish War Yom Kippur War Second Iraqi–Kurdish War 1974–75 Shatt al-Arab conflict 1975 Algiers Agreement 1979 Ba'ath Party Purge Presidency Iran–Iraq War Iraqi invasion of Iran Dujail massacre Anfal campaign Halabja massacre Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Gulf War missile attacks on Israel missile attacks on U.S. bases in Saudi Arabia 1991 Iraqi uprisings 1999 Shia uprising 2003 invasion of Iraq Battle of Baghdad Firdos Square statue destruction Human rights record Al-Qaeda link allegations Timeline Nuclear weapon program Operation Opera Desposition Capture Interrogation Trial Execution Reactions Elections and referendums 1995 Iraqi presidential referendum 2002 Iraqi presidential referendum Books Blood Quran Zabibah and the King The Fortified Castle Men and the City Begone, Demons
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The 1999 Shia uprising in Iraq (Arabic: انتفاضة العراق 1999, romanized: intifāḍa al-ʿIrāq 1999) or Second Sadr Uprising (انتفاضة الصدر intifāḍa ṣadara^[5]) was a short period of unrest in Iraq in early 1999 following the killing of Muhammad al-Sadr by the then Ba'athist government of Iraq.^[4] The protests and ensuing violence were strongest in the heavily Shia neighborhoods of Baghdad, as well as southern majority Shiite cities such as Karbala, Nasiriyah, Kufa, Najaf, and Basra.^[6]