Several Iraq-based Kurdish-Iranian groups announce a political coalition to seek the overthrow of Iran’s Islamic Republic and ultimately to secure Kurdish self-determination.
Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region hosts camps and rear bases operated by several Kurdish-Iranian factions, which have repeatedly faced cross-border strikes from Iran.
Five exiled groups say they formed a coalition to “assert our presence in Iran’s current political situation, where the Islamic Republic regime has lost all political legitimacy but unfortunately remains in power.”
The “Coalition of Political Forces in Iran Kurdistan” includes the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), and the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK).
The main goals of the alliance are, the joint statement say, “the struggle to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran, and to achieve self-determination for the Kurds.”
They add that they support anti-government protests in Iran and stress the need for “coordinated, joint political and on-the-ground efforts” between Kurdish parties and civil society and opposition groups across Iran.
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