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1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran

1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran
Part of Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution and Kurdish separatism in Iran
Date March 1979–1981/1983
Location Iranian Kurdistan
Result

Iranian victory

  • Most of Iranian force diverted to the Iran–Iraq War front since late 1980
  • Pockets of PDKI resistance remain until 1983
Belligerents

Iran Council of the Islamic Revolution (later Government of Iran)

KDP-I

Komala
PUK
Commanders and leaders

Iran Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran Abulhassan Banisadr
Iran Mohsen Rezaee
Iran Ali Sayad Shirazi
Iran Sadegh Khalkhali
Iran Hossein Hamadani

Iran Bahman Bagheri

Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
Ahmad Moftizadeh
Foad Mostafa Soltani  
Abdullah Mohtadi
Sedigh Kamangar
Jafar Shafiyi
Jalal Talabani

Nawshirwan Mustafa
Strength
7,000 (according to the KDPI)
Casualties and losses
3,000+ killed (Iranian Government claim) 5,000 killed (Iranian Government claim)

1,200 Kurdish political prisoners executed
12 Iranian officers executed for refusing to fight

Total: 3,000–10,000 killed

Iranian victory

Iran Council of the Islamic Revolution (later Government of Iran)

KDP-I

Iran Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran Abulhassan Banisadr
Iran Mohsen Rezaee
Iran Ali Sayad Shirazi
Iran Sadegh Khalkhali
Iran Hossein Hamadani


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