KDPI–Komala conflict

KDPI–Komala conflict
Part of Kurdish separatism in Iran and the Iran–Iraq War
Date 1984–1991 [1] Location Iranian Kurdistan Result Iranian victory Effectiveness of both KDPI and Komala [2] Unilateral ceasefire declared by Komala [2] Komala exiles to Iraqi Kurdistan 1992 Territorial changes Iran retained territorial control
Belligerents
KDPI	Komala	Iran
Commanders and leaders
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou   X Sadegh Sharafkandi	Foad Mostafa Soltani   †	Ruhollah Khomeini
Units involved
3,000–5,000	2,500–3,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
320+ killed	470+ killed	unknown

The conflict between the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan began when the latter refused to stop calling the former a "class enemy" and the tensions started to grow. Komala continued making anti-KDPI propaganda, and subsequently KDPI declared war on Komala. ^[3] Both Kurdish organizations ended up simultaneously fighting against Iranian forces separately. ^[4]

References

1. Hussein Tahiri (2007). The Structure of Kurdish Society and the Struggle for a Kurdish State. Bibliotheca Iranica: Kurdish studies series. Vol. 8. Mazda Publications. p. 144. ISBN   9781568591933. Between 1984 and 1991, the KDPI and Komala fought each other vigorously.
2. Entessar, Nader (2010). Kurdish Politics in the Middle East. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 52. ISBN   9780739140390. OCLC   430736528.
3. Martin Van Bruinessen (Winter 2016), "Major Kurdish Organizations in Iran", Middle East Research and Information Project, no. 141
4. Emel Elif Tugdar and Serhun Al, ed. (2017). Comparative Kurdish Politics in the Middle East: Actors, Ideas, and Interests. Springer. p. 214. ISBN   9783319537153.