The Kurds have governed northern Iraq since the end of the first Persian Gulf war in 1991 , when the Americans established a no-flight zone to protect the north from incursions by Saddam Hussein 's military .
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
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Saddam Hussein
Iraq
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Saddam Hussein
Iraq
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Iraq
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Persian Gulf
PERSON
Saddam Hussein