Since clashes erupted between PDKI’s Peshmerga Forces and Iran’s Islamic guards on June 15, the Iranian regime has taken various steps to cover up the casualties of its troops. The dead bodies of 31 soldiers, which Iran claims were killed […]
Yesterday, July 11, PDKI called on the Kurdish people in eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan to stage a general strike to commemorate the assassination of Dr. Ghassemlou. The strike has been launched in the major cities of eastern Kurdistan. July 13, 2016, […]
Following ten days of heavy clashes between PDKI’s Pesgmerga Forces and Iran’s armed forces in the Mariwan region of eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan during the past two weeks, Iran arrested and prosecuted 150 of its own soldiers. These soldiers, who had […]
Hassan Sharafi, the deputy leader of PDKI, answered a number of important questions regarding PDKI’s policies in a recent interview with the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw. PDKI’s new strategy of continuing and reinvigorating the party’s decades-long struggle in pursuit of […]
In a statement the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) strongly condemns Iran’s military aggressions in Kurdistan and expresses continued support for democratic opposition groups in their struggle for democracy and national rights. UNPO statement: Brussels, 8 July 2016 – […]
A graduation ceremony was held for a new platoon of Peshmergas in the Halgord Mountains, located on the border between eastern (Iranian) and southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan. Since the PDKI Peshmerga Forces returned to their former bases and locations in the […]
The Operational Command of PDKI’s Peshmerga Forces reported that the road between Mehabad and Xane (Piranshar) was under the control of the Peshmerga Forces for more than one hour. Moreover, the Peshmerga Forces held a public meeting for hundreds of […]
The Zagroz Eagels, named after the Zagroz Mountain Chain, is a Special Forces Unit operating in eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan. In a statement released today, the Zagroz Eagels announced that they killed a high ranking commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]
Following heavy clashes between PDKI’s Peshmerga Forces and Iran’s terrorist Islamic Guards (IRGC), Iran has now resorted to indiscriminate shelling of the border area between eastern (Iranian) and southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan. The indiscriminate shelling has been extended to civilian populated […]
A growing number of Kurdish women have joined PDKI’s Peshmerga Forces. They have joined PDKI’s Peshmerga forces to take part in the resistance against the Islamic Republic of Iran and to defend the Kurdish people. Since PDKI’s Peshmerga Forces returned […]
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