Written on november 3, 20 by editor in iran, kurd news, kurdistan, pjak kt news. The iranpjak conflict is an armed conflict between the islamic republic of iran and the kurdish guerrilla group, the kurdistan free life party pjak, which began in 2004 and largely ended in 2011. Kurdish democratic party of iran kdpi, aka pdki and dpki 15. Program recorded 434 fatalities ranging from 429 to 673 in the iranpjak. Based in iraq, the group says it is fighting for the freedom of kurds. The partiya jiyana azad a kurdistane pjak, a militant kurdish nationalist group based in northern iraq, has been carrying out attacks on iranian forces in the kurdistan province of iran eastern kurdistan and other kurdishinhabited areas. The iran pjak conflict is an armed conflict between the islamic republic of iran and the kurdish guerrilla group, the kurdistan free life party pjak, which began in 2004 and largely ended in 2011. The group was carrying out attacks in the kurdistan province of iran and other kurdishinhabited areas. The kurdish people want to be separated from the government of iran. In 2004, the free life party of kurdistan pjak, another wing of the pkk was created in iran. Kurdistan pjak, an offshoot of the pkk and which analysts say has bases in northeastern iraq from where it operates against iran. These are a militant kurdish nationalist, antiiranian government parties which have fought onagain offagain armed struggles against tehran. Pjak partiya jiyana azad a kurdistane party for a free life in kurdistan iran iranian kurdish militant party, founded in 2004.
The pkk has directed the movements of the pjaks paramilitary forces. The party of free life of kurdistan or free life party of kurdistan or party for a free life in kurdistan kurdish. Iranian kurdish groups ignore pjak s call for talks. Kurdish pjak claims responsibility for killing 11 irgc forces.
Kurdistan free life party pjak issued a statement 31 december 2017 about the ongoing popular protests in iran and rojhilat eastern kurdistan and called on the peoples of iran to stand and. Party of free life of kurdistan pjak is a militant kurdish nationalist group with bases in the mountainous regions of northern iraq that has perpetrated numerous attacks in western iran, southern turkey and the northeastern parts of syria where the kurdish populations live. America must recognize kurdistan jewish policy center. Kurdish pjak group claims killed 32 iranian forces in. Instead, what was called kurdistan was divided between. First of all, turkey is not occupying a kurdish country. The international committee of the red cross icrc reported that it was providing humanitarian aid to 800 internally displaced iraqi kurds amid calls from the iraqi government for iran to stop attacks inside its territory. Turkey doesnt want is knock the door in their country and kurdish peshmerga forces have the capacity and might to stop the is from aggression and that is what happening now. Instead, what was called kurdistan was divided between iran, iraq, syria, armenia and turkey.
Certainly, karalyan is the one who calls the shots. Iran calls pjak a terrorist group and pjak, along with many organizations and states, brands iran a terrorist state. Turkey, iran step up fights on pkk, pjak increasing acts of violence by outlawed kurdish organizations in the region have pushed turkey and iran to conduct separate operations on the iraqi border. The terrorist group, the party for free life of kurdistan pjak has announced the formation of a new organization, calling for dialog. Two iranian border guards were killed and five more injured as a result of an armed clash with a kurdish militant group kurdistan free life party pjak at irans northwestern border with iraqs autonomous region of kurdistan, local media reported sunday. Jul 21, 2018 pjak admits responsibility for terrorist attack west iran the terrorist and hostile party of free life of kurdistan pjak has undertaken the responsibility for terrorist attack near dari village. Pjaks military arm conducted a sporadic lowlevel insurgent campaign in iran from the early 2000s to 2011.
The pjak is a militant kurdish nationalist group that has been carrying out attacks iranian forces in irans kurdistan province. Led by haji ahmadi rehman haci ehmedi, the pjak s objective is to establish a semiautonomous regional entities or kurdish federal states in iran, similar to the kurdistan regional government krg in iraq. War with pjak is heating up as clashes between the kurdish rebels and the pasdaran escalated along the iran iraq border. Jul 28, 2011 iran calls pjak a terrorist group and pjak, along with many organizations and states, brands iran a terrorist state.
Kncna statement on iranpjak war the kurdistan tribune. The 29 kurdish political prisoners went into the hunger strike. S3g3 iraqturkey iran ct pkk decides to withdraw pjak militants from iran you can see that karalyan has not said it caused blow to pkk, its just interpretation of turkish media. Their main goal is to establish an independent state of kurdistan, based on the ideas of mao zedong.
From the press coverage of pjak military operations, asharq alawsat noticed that pjaks military operations against the iranian regime primarily take place deep inside iran, and until now pjak has not launched any military attack against iran in the border region, or within the territory of iraqi kurdistan. In january, iranian forces clashed with kurdish fighters in irans north western border region and arrested a suspect in the killing of a prosecutor. Turkey has battled the kurdish workers party pkk for decades, while iranian security forces have fought its affiliate, the party of free life of kurdistan. We were to meet abu bakr mudarisy and his associates for lunch at 11. Pjak therefore functions today as the pkks iranian wing, although it includes noniranian kurds and its iranian personnel move between it and. Kurdish groups in iran have been increasing their activities over the summer months of 2018. Those are concerned with the united states role, the islamic state, the syrian civil war and the possible independence of the kurdistan regional government in iraq. April 2016present clashes in west iran refers to the ongoing military clashes between kurdish insurgent parties kurdistan freedom party pak, komalah and democratic party of iranian kurdistan pdki versus the iranian revolutionary guards, which began in april 2016.
Pjak is closely affiliated with the kurdistan workers party pkk, the primary opponent of. In january, iranian forces clashed with kurdish fighters in iran s north western border region and arrested a suspect in the killing of a prosecutor. Pjak, which is often described as an offshoot of the kurdistan workers party pkk, released a statement sunday, saying that the protests spreading in rojhelat have the potential to lead to great changes. A visit to the pjak, iranian party for free life in kurdistan. In the 1960s the kurdistan democratic party of iran was formed and led a short lived revolt, which was crushed. Zeynab jalalian a political prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment who is held at khoy prison, is deprived of the right to medical treatment and furlough. Turkey signals joint offensive with iran against pkk. Kurdishiranian groups support protests for democracy in iran. The iranpjak conflict is an armed conflict between the islamic republic of iran and the party for a free life in kurdistan, or for short pjak. Iranian media have often reported clashes between the elite revolutionary guards and kurdish fighters said to be members of the party of free life of kurdistan pjak, an offshoot of the kurdistan workers party which began an armed campaign in 1984 for an ethnic homeland in southeast turkey and northwest iran. Several antiiran kurdish militants killed by rockets fired.
States, the pkk officially changed its name to the kurdistan democracy. Turkey maintains dialogue with iran on antipkk offensive in. Heres the one thing iran wants from an independent iraqi. It has waged an intermittent armed struggle since 2004 against the iranian government for selfdetermination for kurds in iranian kurdistan the pjak is affiliated with the kurdistan workers party pkk. Iran has attacked the kurdish group before, with artillery. Sep 08, 2018 ifp several rockets, said to have been fired from the iranian territory, hit the headquarters of the kurdistan democratic party of iran kdpi and the democratic party of iranian kurdistan pdki on saturday, killing at least 14 and wounding dozens of others from the antiiran terrorist groups, kurdish media reported. Political stability and a rapidly developing economy have given the krg the opportunity to pursue a foreign policy independent from the central governments. Ifp several rockets, said to have been fired from the iranian territory, hit the headquarters of the kurdistan democratic party of iran kdpi and the democratic party of iranian kurdistan pdki on saturday, killing at least 14 and wounding dozens of others from the antiiran terrorist groups, kurdish media reported. The group was carrying out attacks in the kurdistan province of iran and other. For pjak, the establishment of a federal iran that would guarantee kurds. Kurdish group vows long fight with iran 02 oct 09 youtube. Party of free life of kurdistan pjak is a militant kurdish nationalist group with bases.
The clashes came following a background of what pdki described as growing discontent in rojhelat. The pkk established contacts with iranian kurds who rebelled against. Mozaffar sekaanvand lakran, a kurdish civilian from maku who was arrested in 2012 and sentenced to 20 years in exile in borazjanbushehr province, has been illegally imprisoned. The kurdistan free life party pjak has called on iranian people to stand together in a struggle for democracy in iran. Jul 28, 2011 turkey, iran step up fight against pkk, pjak.
It has waged an intermittent armed struggle since 2004 against the iranian government for selfdetermination for kurds in iranian kurdistan. As well as the 3,000 or so members under arms in the mountains, it also claims tens of thousands of followers in secret cells in iranian kurdistan. Pjak was formed in 2004 and is linked to the kurdistan workers party or pkk, the separatist group based in turkey. But this is the first time the iranians followed up, with assaults from the air. Aug 06, 2018 other kurdish armed opposition parties, including the kurdistan democratic party of iran, have expressed a readiness to aid the donald trump administration in its attempt to confront the islamic republic. Pjak hold demonstration in london to support the kurdish. Final resolution of the second congress of the free and democratic society of east kurdistan kodar pjak held its 5th congress. The practical appearance of this model is the system of democratic and free society in east of kurdistan kodar that pjak after a decade of fighting experience scouts for its establishment and now is continuing its activities to improve democracy and freedom in east of kurdistan and iran under the kodar.
The pkk is a neomarxist party that professes a socalled democratic confederalism. But representatives from pjak, which has a formidable guerrilla force, say they are not sure if a military attack on iran is a good idea. Turkey says it will stage raids with iran against kurdish. Tehran, july 21 xinhua the kurdistan free life party pjak claimed responsibility for a clash on saturday, killing 11 forces of iran s islamic revolution guards corps irgc, pjak spokesperson amed shaho told rudaw media network. The eastern kurdistan defense units yrk, the armed wing of the party for free life in kurdistan pjak, killed at. Iranian kurdistan and party of free life for kurdistan pjak partiya. An uptick in clashes, particularly with the irgc, has been documented from published reports by the iranian regime as well as the groups. How regional politics is restraining kurdish militancy in iran. Tehran, july 21 xinhua the kurdistan free life party pjak claimed responsibility for a clash on saturday, killing 11 forces of irans islamic revolution guards corps irgc, pjak spokesperson amed shaho told rudaw media network. Written on november 3, 20 by editor in iran, kurd news, kurdistan, pjak.
Its fighters have launched several raids in recent weeks, including one which killed ten members of iran s islamic revolutionary. The krgs primary body for directing its foreign affairs is the department of foreign relations dfr. The kurdish group, the party for a free life of kurdistan pjak has been fighting against the iranian government for years. Believed is that there are 3,000 members of pjak, they come from iran, turkey, iraq and syria. On monday, turkish president recep tayyip erdogan said ankara had launched an offensive in the qandil mountains, where the headquarters of the pkk and its iranian affiliate free life party of kurdistan pjak is located. In 1946, the short lived mahabad republic was formed, which drew in people from around the region including mullah mustafa barzani. Led by haji ahmadi rehman haci ehmedi, the pjaks objective is to establish a semiautonomous regional entities or kurdish federal states in iran, similar to the kurdistan regional government krg in iraq. Accordingly, iran has only one problem with iraqi kurdistan. Turkey hopes iran, iraq and syria will help it strangle.
To our knowledge, pjak has not threatened or carried out any violent attacks against any iranian civilians, nor has it used force outside of the kurdish territories. The pjak is a militant kurdish nationalist group that has been carrying out attacks iranian forces in iran s kurdistan province. War with pjak is heating up as clashes between the kurdish rebels and the pasdaran escalated along the iraniraq border. Turkey signals joint offensive with iran against pkk terrorists. Considered a terrorist organization by iran, turkey. Iranian media have often reported clashes between the elite revolutionary guards and kurdish fighters said to be members of the party of free life of kurdistan pjak, an offshoot of the kurdistan workers party which began an armed campaign in 1984 for an ethnic. The pkk is considered as a terrorist organization by turkey. The pjak, which is associated with the kurdish communities union kck, the umbrella. Kurdish pjak utilized to weaken and divide iran the.
Washington and tehran over the latters nuclear program and other sensitive issues. The leader of pjak party of free life of kurdistan, the east kurdistan movement with links to the pkk, has warned that the new iranian president rohani is taking advantage of recent diplomatic openings with the west to increase pressure on minorities. The factors behind rebellion in iranian kurdistan combating. Iranian kurdistan, an armed kurdish group in iran claimed it has killed at least 32 iranian security forces and affiliated mercenaries this week in retaliation for the killing of 12 of its fighters last week. May 10, 2010 pjak was formed in 2004 and is linked to the kurdistan workers party or pkk, the separatist group based in turkey. Turkey, iran step up fights on pkk, pjak increasing acts of violence by outlawed kurdish organizations in the region have pushed turkey and iran to conduct separate operations on. Aug 18, 2015 the oppression of the kurds and possible solutions. Turkey and iran will carry out a joint operation against kurdish rebels, ankaras interior minister has said, without specifying when or where the proposed offensive would take place. Iran was always victim of terror and never allow such things. Party of free life of kurdistan pjak terrorist groups. Pjak has been fighting for kurdish autonomy in iran since 2004.
Relations of kurdistan region of iraq with foreign states and organizations are conducted by the kurdistan region. Where the kurds, a modern history runs into trouble are the concluding chapters. Dec 31, 2017 the kurdistan free life party pjak has called on iranian people to stand together in a struggle for democracy in iran. Mapping kurdish groups in iran clashes with irgc tsarizm.
The iran pjak conflict is an armed conflict between the islamic republic of iran and the party for a free life in kurdistan, or for short pjak. Sep 08, 2017 first of all, turkey is not occupying a kurdish country. Turkey hopes iran, iraq and syria will help it strangle the pkk on march 6, turkey and iran said they were planning to work more closely to confront the pkk. By supporting pkkpyd, neighboring countries iran, iraq, syria, and russia block efforts by as many as 4 million kurds in syria to create an independent kurdistan that could then forge a confederation with 5 million in iraqi kurdistan.
Given that both turkey and iran view pjak as a threat, the group poses. Other kurdish armed opposition parties, including the kurdistan democratic party of iran, have expressed a readiness to aid the donald trump administration in its attempt to confront the islamic republic. A if the trademark is already registered or accepted for registration in iraq and the owner of the mark wish to extend its protection to kurdistan an official letter should be issued by the iraqi trademarks registrar in baghdad and addressed to the registrar of trademarks in kurdistan furnishing him with the complete details of the concerned. Heres the one thing iran wants from an independent.
On june 8, a day after reports that turkish troops had crossed into northern iraq to pursue members of the kurdistan workers party pkk, iranian aircraft bombed the camps of the party of free life of kurdistan pjak, also in northern iraq. The group was carrying out attacks in the kurdistan province of iran and other kurdish inhabited areas. Komalah compound, northern iraq they were supposed to be social democrats, the people patrick lasswell and i met yesterday in a compound outside the city of suleimaniya, the cultural capital of northern iraqi kurdistan. The iraqi kdp helped put down the kdpi in iran in return for support from tehran. Close to the pkk, it has been fighting for the selfdetermination of the kurdish people in iran. The oppression of the kurds and possible solutions. Frantzman march 18, 2019 on sunday, clashes broke out in northern iraq between a group of yazidi paramilitaries and members of. In the borders as they may have relatives mostly in the past the.
Iran has no territorial claims of any kind to any country. The leader of pjak party of free life of kurdistan, the east kurdistan movement with links to the pkk, has warned that the new iranian president rohani is taking advantage of recent diplomatic openings with the west to increase pressure on minorities, including. In march 2016 it was announced that iran was in talks to bring iraqi kurdistans oil to the persian gulf through iran. From the press coverage of pjak military operations, asharq alawsat noticed that pjak s military operations against the iranian regime primarily take place deep inside iran, and until now pjak has not launched any military attack against iran in the border region, or within the territory of iraqi kurdistan. Party of free life of kurdistan pjak the iran project. The other group that has carried out attacks against iran is the pjak. Pejak party of free life of kurdistan acronymfinder. The oppression of the kurds and possible solutions middle. Oct 03, 2009 the kurdish group, the party for a free life of kurdistan pjak has been fighting against the iranian government for years.
Kurds however for centuries have been very practical for imperialist western nations who used them to organize uprisings whenever they had a conflict with say ottom. Two iranian border guards killed in northwestern iran. The partiya jiyana azad a kurdistane pjak, a militant kurdish nationalist group based in northern iraq, has been carrying out attacks on iranian forces in the kurdistan province of iran eastern kurdistan and other kurdish inhabited areas. Iraqi kurdistans rise as an independent energy player. Would iran support an independent kurdistan separating. Kurdish pjak utilized to weaken and divide iran the rabbit hole. Pjak, which operates in the mountains of northern iraq and adjacent areas of iran, has around 3,000 members. He us the leader of kck and pjak is a part of it which means that it abides with kcks orders and regulations.
Le pkk est actif principalement en turquie, en syrie, en iran et en irak. The kurdistan workers party pkk is a group that the united states, turkey, and most western countries view as a terrorist organization. Kurdish pjak claims responsibility for killing 11 irgc. The bombardments appeared to have targeted the party of free life of kurdistan pjak, an iranian kurdish separatist group which has launched attacks on iran from rearsupply bases in the mountains of northern iraq, afp reports. Several antiiran kurdish militants killed by rockets. Aug 21, 2017 turkey signals joint offensive with iran against pkk terrorists. Party of free life of kurdistan pjak terrorist groups trac. Information about october 42016 combat between yrk east kurdistan defence forces and occupier forces of totalitarian regime of iran irgc sepah pasdaran.