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 …
What’s Behind the Monumental Shift Between Türkiye and the PKK
Mar 10, 2025 · Türkiye has always been concerned with the PKK’s growing international recruitment and financing network, as well as its safe havens in Iran, Iraq, and Syria. The PKK …
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) | Kurdish Militancy, History,
Mar 7, 2025 · Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), militant Kurdish nationalist organization founded by Abdullah (“Apo”) Öcalan in the late 1970s. Although the group initially espoused demands for …
Iran Update, March 13, 2025 | Institute for the Study of War
3 days ago · Iran Update, March 13, 2025. Andie Parry, Katherine Wells, Carolyn Moorman, Alexandra Braverman, Ria Reddy, Siddhant Kishore, Alexis Thomas, Annika Ganzeveld, and …
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 …
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 …
Examining Extremism: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - CSIS
Jul 13, 2023 · The KCK incorporates PKK-affiliated Kurdish groups including the PYD in Syria, the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) in Iran, and the Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party (PÇDK) …
Iranian-Turkish deal to fight PKK risks harming stability of Iraq…
Sep 20, 2020 · The PKK, its affiliated Iranian offshoot the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), and other unaffiliated opposition groups such as the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), …
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 …