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Which 6 Kurdish groups could join the war in Iran?
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Which 6 Kurdish groups could join the war in Iran?
Iranian Kurdish groups that recently formed an alliance could soon join the United States and Israel in their campaign against the Islamic Republic, Al-Monitor has learned.
Several Iranian Kurdish groups that recently formed an alliance are poised to enter Iran from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and potentially join the United States and Israel in their campaign against the Islamic Republic, Al-Monitor has learned. The alliance includes affiliates of larger Kurdish parties in Iraq and Turkey, though its members vary significantly in military strength.
Al-Monitor's Amberin Zaman reported on Wednesday that the Iranian Kurdish alliance has been supplied with weapons and could enter Iran from Iraqi Kurdistan "within days." White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday denied that President Donald Trump had approved a plan to arm Iranian Kurds. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, however, was more circumspect, saying at an earlier press conference that arming such groups was not integral to US military plans in Iran.
Five Kurdish groups — Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Kurdistan Free Life Party, Kurdistan Freedom Party, Khabat Organization of Iranian Kurdistan and Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan — formed an alliance known as the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan on Feb. 22, stating their support for democracy in Iran and self-determination for the countries' Kurdish areas. All five parties are based in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. A sixth group, Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, announced on Wednesday that it had joined.
The number of parties in the coalition has increased to six.
Komala, Party of Iranian Kurdistan Joins Political Coalition
The Political Bureau of Komala, Party of Iranian Kurdistan has announced its decision to join the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan.
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