Kurdistan Workers' Party - Wikipedia
The Kurdistan Workers' Party [a] or PKK (Kurdish: Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê) is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla group which is primarily based in the …
Iran–PJAK conflict - Wikipedia
The Iran–PJAK conflict is an armed conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Kurdish rebels of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), which began in 2004. The group has carried …
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) | Kurdish Militancy, History,
Mar 30, 2025 · Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), militant Kurdish nationalist organization founded by Abdullah (“Apo”) Öcalan in the late 1970s. Although the group initially espoused demands …
Iran's Warming Relations with the PKK Could Destabilize the KRG
Feb 6, 2017 · Ankara now seeks to contain Iran and undercut any attempts at consolidating Kurdish territories in Syria. In contrast, Iran has reawakened its historic ties with both the PKK …
A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here …
Feb 28, 2025 · On Thursday, Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed …
The PKK, PJAK, and Iran: Implications for U.S.-Turkish Relations
Jun 13, 2007 · 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 …
Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict - Wikipedia
The Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict refers to a series of clashes in Iraqi Kurdistan between the ruling Kurdistan Region and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its allied groups. The …
An Uneasy Stalemate? Iran and Turkey Manoeuvre in Iraqi Kurdistan
Sep 24, 2024 · Iran and Turkey increasingly risk clashing through proxies in Iraqi Kurdistan as Turkey escalates its operations against the PKK, further complicating regional dynamics amid …
Behind the veil: Why Iran covertly supports the PKK terrorists?
Iran’s regional concerns intersect with the PKK. It uses the terror group to undermine Türkiye's influence, pressure the KDP in Northern Iraq, and facilitate a terror corridor between Syria and …
Iran’s Pressure Campaign on Iranian Kurds Continues
Sep 13, 2023 · Between September and October 2022, Iran carried out several attacks using ballistic missiles and suicide drones on three Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, including the …