Today marks the 72nd anniversary of the Republic of Kurdistan. On January 22, 1946, Qazi Mohammad – revered as Peshawa (meaning leader in Kurdish) among the Kurdish nation – declared the Republic of Kurdistan in the city of Mahabad in […]
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In a statement, PDKI condemns Turkey’s attack on the Kurdish city of Afrin in western (Syrian) Kurdistan. PDKI calls on the international community not to remain silent and to take action in order to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Syrian Kurdistan. Turkey has for […]
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) recently released a documentary filled with lies on its failed attack on PDKI’s headquarters in Koya, located in southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan. In 1996, more than 5000 IRGC terrorists entered southern Kurdistan armed with heavy […]
In a joint statement, PDKI and Komala call on the international community and human rights organizations to take a stance against the Iranian regime’s crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in several cities and towns across Iran. PDKI and Komala also warn […]
The Zagros Eagles carried out a military operation against a highly fortified military base of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in the Kurdish city of Xane (Piranshar). The operation occurred on January 11, 2018 at 23:30 local time. The […]
On Wednesday, January 3, six members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed in a clash with an urban Peshmerga unit of PDKI near the Kurdish city of Xane (Piranshar). The Iranian regime has confirmed that three agents […]
On December 17, 1945, the military forces of PDKI overtook the last Iranian military barrack in Mahabad and raised the Kurdish flag. The Peshmerga Forces of Kurdistan was established on the same day. The word “Peshmerga”, which in Kurdish means […]
In a statement, the PDKI commend the Kurdish people for their role in the relief effort following the earthquake in eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan, which hit the Kermashan province hardest. According to official figures provided by the Iranian regime, the accuracy […]
Yesterday a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan, killing several hundred Kurds and injuring thousand others. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the Kurdish city of Salasi Bawajani in the Kermanshan province. This is the biggest earthquake to […]
In a recent article in Kurdish, Mustafa Hijri, the leader of PDKI, presents his analysis of the fall of Kirkuk and its ramifications. The PDKI leader challenges the argument that the independence referendum in southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan was the cause […]
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- Statement by the PDKI Department of Foreign Relations on the Third Anniversary of Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death
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