KDPI–Komala conflict

Conflict between two Kurdish organizations

Part of Kurdish separatism in Iran
and the Iran–Iraq War

Date	1984−1991^[1]
Location	Iranian Kurdistan
Result	Stalemate Effectiveness of both KDPI and Komala debilitated against Iranian forces^[2] Unilateral ceasefire declared by Komala^[2]
Territorial changes	Iran retained territorial control

Belligerents

KDPI

Komala

Iran

Kurdish separatism in Iran

1918–1945

1st Simko
2nd Simko
Jafar Sultan
Hama Rashid

1945–1979

Republic of Mahabad
- 1946 crisis
1967 revolt

1979–present

1979 rebellion
KDPI insurgency
February 1999 Kurdish protests
PJAK insurrection
Mahabad riots
2016–present West Iran clashes
2018 Democrat Castle missile strike
September–October 2022 attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan
2024 Erbil attack

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

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Entessar, Nader (2010). Kurdish Politics in the Middle East. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 52. ISBN 9780739140390. OCLC 430736528.
^ Martin Van Bruinessen (Winter 2016), "Major Kurdish Organizations in Iran", Middle East Research and Information Project, no. 141
^ Emel Elif Tugdar and Serhun Al, ed. (2017). Comparative Kurdish Politics in the Middle East: Actors, Ideas, and Interests. Springer. p. 214. ISBN 9783319537153.