Kurdish fighters who want to overthrow the government in Iran to establish autonomy for ethnic Kurds in the country, are hiding in the mountains of northern Iraq, training and waiting for the opportunity to strike. According to a report in the daily Gulf News, these fighters are ready for a full-scale guerilla war. "Our armed struggle began in Iranian Kurdistan and will continue until we have freedom," said Ebrahim Alizada, the founder and leader of the rebel group, Komala.
Komala is a group of militant, socialist Kurds whose aim is to bring down the government in Tehran. According to the news report, hundreds of young men and women armed with AK47 rifles, machine guns and rocket propelled grenade launchers are training in northern Iraq. The group claims that rebels already in Iran conducting covert operations.
Founded in 1969, Komala is fighting for the autonomy of the five million Kurds in Iran. They believe that these Kurds are under Iranian government control and are oppressed and living in primitive conditions. The group cooperated briefly with the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran. Since 1979, it has reportedly waged guerrilla warfare against government forces with the aim of achieving Kurdish autonomy. |