 Between 3,000 and 5,000 fighters and civilians were killed.Autonomy in Iraqi Kurdistan was originally established in 1970 as the "Kurdish Autonomous Region" following the agreement of an Autonomy Accord between the government of Iraq and leaders of the Iraqi Kurdish community.A Legislative Assembly was established in the city of Erbil with nominal authority over the Kurdish-populated governorates of Erbil, Dahuk and As Sulaymaniyah.