Iran-PJAK conflict (jan 1, 2004 – 13 h, sep 11, 2025 y)
Description:
Warring factions: Iran vs PJAK (Kurdistan Free Life Party)
Location: West-Azerbaijan, Kurdistan and Kermanshah Provinces in Iran, Kurdistan Region in Iraq and Ağrı Province in Turkey
Note: a continuation of the fight for Kurdish independence, but also to establish a democracy in Iran. PJAK started off as a student-led peaceful organization, but after the ‘crackdown’ on Kurdish intellectuals, PJAK was forced to flee to Iraq, where the PKK, an Iraqi Kurdish independence group, influenced PJAK from a civil rights movement to an independence movement.
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Date:
jan 1, 2004
13 h, sep 11, 2025 y
~ 21 years