April 2016–present clashes in West Iran

Kurdish separatism in Iran

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April 2016–present clashes in West Iran refers to the ongoing military clashes between Kurdish insurgent parties Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) and Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) versus the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, which initiated in April 2016. The clashes came following a background of what KDPI described as "growing discontent in Rojhelat".^[1] Commander of the PAK military wind described their engagement and declaration of hostilities against Iranian government were due to "the situation in eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan) has become unbearable, especially with the daily arbitrary executions against the Kurds".^[2]

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On 19 April 2016, PAK's armed Peshmerga units, named Kurdistan Freedom Eagles for East Kurdistan (HAK-R) attacked Iranian government security forces in Sanandaj during annual Army Day Parade of Iran, claiming to resume to armed Kurdish national struggle.^[3]

On 04 May 2016, the PDKI Peshmerga engaged the Iranian security forces in Sardasht area,^[4]-10^[5] Iranian Revolutionary Guards killed. Following the clash, the PDKI announced in its twitter account that "A Peshmerga code of Resistance has been released in Eastern Kurdistan: "Lions Hunt, Hyenas Eat the Dead"".^[6] There were reports about the involvement of the Iranian air force in targeting the fighting positions of the rebel group, according to Kurdish sources.^[2] The commander of the military wing of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) in Iran had announced earlier that their force will soon resume military operations against the Iranian government forces, pointing out that “Iran is to face a wide armed uprising”.^[2]

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April 2016–present clashes in West Iran

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