Conflict: | KDPI–Komala conflict |
Partof: | Kurdish separatism in Iran and the Iran–Iraq War |
Date: | 1984−1991[1] |
Place: | Iranian Kurdistan |
Territory: | Iran retained territorial control |
Result: | Stalemate
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Combatant1: | KDPI |
Combatant2: | Komala |
Units1: | 3,000 - 5,000 |
Units2: | 2,500 - 3,000 |
Units3: | Unknown |
Casualties1: | 150 - 160 |
Casualties2: | 170 - 230 |
Casualties3: | Unknown |
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. Both Kurdish organizations ended up simultaneously fighting against Iranian forces separately.[3]