On 26 March , the 173rd Airborne Brigade was airdropped near the northern city of Kirkuk , where they joined Becoming_a_member forces with Kurdish rebels and fought Hostile_encounter several actions Conquering against the Iraqi Army to secure Getting the northern part of the country .

Insurgent violence Violence in the predominantly Kurdish South-East of Turkey escalated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale heavily after the attacks Attack .

It subsequently became Becoming the largest among the nationwide uprisings Violence in Iran against the new state and one of the most intense Kurdish rebellions Violence in modern Iran .

Initially , Kurdish movements Social_event were trying to align with the new government of Iran , seeking to emphasize Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their Muslim identity and seek common ground with other Iranians .

However , relations between some Kurdish organizations and the Iranian government quickly deteriorated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale , and though Shi ' a Kurds and some tribal leaders turned Becoming towards the new Shi ' a Islamic State , Sunni Kurdish leftists continued the nationalist project in their enclave in Kurdistan Province .

However , relations between some Kurdish organizations and the Iranian government quickly deteriorated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale , and though Shi ' a Kurds and some tribal leaders turned Becoming towards the new Shi ' a Islamic State , Sunni Kurdish leftists continued the nationalist project in their enclave in Kurdistan Province .

Following the eruption Process_start of the Iran–Iraq War in September 1980 , an even greater effort was made by the Iranian government to crush Bodily_harm the Kurdish rebellion Violence , which was the only one of the 1979 uprisings Violence to still go on ( Arab , Baluchi , and Turkmen rebellions Violence had already been subdued Hindering by that time ) .

By late 1980 , the Iranian regular forces and the Revolutionary Guard ousted Change_of_leadership the Kurdish militants from their strongholds , but groups of Kurdish militants kept executing sporadic attacks Attack against Iranian militias .

By late 1980 , the Iranian regular forces and the Revolutionary Guard ousted Change_of_leadership the Kurdish militants from their strongholds , but groups of Kurdish militants kept executing sporadic attacks Attack against Iranian militias .

About 10,000 people were killed Killing in the course of the Kurdish rebellion Violence , with 1,200 of them being Kurdish political prisoners , executed Killing in the last phases of the rebellion Violence , mostly by the Iranian government .

About 10,000 people were killed Killing in the course of the Kurdish rebellion Violence , with 1,200 of them being Kurdish political prisoners , executed Killing in the last phases of the rebellion Violence , mostly by the Iranian government .

The 2005 Erbil bombing Attack was a suicide attack Terrorism on the offices of Kurdish political parties in Erbil , Iraq , on May 4 , 2005 .

The villages were destroyed Destroying , and from 600 to 700 ethnic Armenians , including women and children , were murdered Committing_crime by armed ethnic Azeri and Kurdish irregulars and Azerbaijani soldiers .

Sultanov was an Azerbaijani of Kurdish origin known Know for his anti-Armenian views Perception_active , and this decision Deciding was strenuously opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the Armenian population of Karabakh , led by the Karabakh 's Armenian Council , which favored Nagorno-Karabakh 's unification with the newly established Building Republic of Armenia .

The battle Hostile_encounter is one of major historical importance because it not only negated the idea that the Murshid of the Shia-Qizilbash was infallible , but also led Causation Kurdish chiefs to assert Statement their authority and switch Change their allegiance from the Safavids to the Ottomans .

These massacres Killing were often carried out Action upon the initiatives of local politicians and Kurdish tribes .

There were a number of proxy forces—most notably the People 's Mujahedin of Iran siding with Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdish militias of the KDP and PUK siding with Iran .

Mahmud Barzanji revolts were a series of armed Bearing_arms uprisings by Kurdish Sheykh Mahmud Barzanji against the Iraqi authority in newly conquered Conquering British Mesopotamia and later the British Mandate in Iraq .

This led to Causation Turkey launching Military_operation Operation Martyr Yalçın , a series of airstrikes Attack against mostly Kurdish militant positions in Northern Iraq and Syria .

Kurdish separatism in Iran or the Kurdish–Iranian conflict is an ongoing , long running , separatist dispute Quarreling between the Kurdish opposition in Western Iran and the governments of Iran , lasting since the emergence of Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1918 .

Kurdish separatism in Iran or the Kurdish–Iranian conflict is an ongoing , long running , separatist dispute Quarreling between the Kurdish opposition in Western Iran and the governments of Iran , lasting since the emergence of Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1918 .

The earliest Kurdish separatist activities in modern times refer to tribal revolts in today 's West Azerbaijan Province of Imperial State of Iran , prompted Causation in between of the two World Wars – the major of those were led by Simko Shikak , Jafar Sultan and Hama Rashid .

Many however , put Placing the starting point of the organized Kurdish political-nationalist separatism to 1943 , when Komala shortly afterwards KDPI began Process_start their political activities in Iran , aiming to gain partial or complete self-rule in Kurdish regions .

Many however , put Placing the starting point of the organized Kurdish political-nationalist separatism to 1943 , when Komala shortly afterwards KDPI began Process_start their political activities in Iran , aiming to gain partial or complete self-rule in Kurdish regions .

The Soviet supported attempt to establish a Kurdish state in Western Iran failed .

More than a decade later , peripheral tribal uprisings , launched Military_operation with KDPI support through 1966–7 , Kurdish regions suffered Bodily_harm a major blow .

The government of Iran has never employed Employment the same level of brutality against its Kurds as did Turkey or Iraq , but it has always been implacably opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to any suggestion of Kurdish separatism .

Unlike in other Middle Eastern countries with Kurdish populations , Kurdish separatism in Iran has little to no support Supporting due to the very strong ethno-linguistical ties and the common history and culture they share with other Iranian peoples .

Unlike in other Middle Eastern countries with Kurdish populations , Kurdish separatism in Iran has little to no support Supporting due to the very strong ethno-linguistical ties and the common history and culture they share with other Iranian peoples .

Kreyenbroek claims Statement many Kurds in Iran have shown Presence no interest in Kurdish nationalism , especially Shia Kurds , who even vigorously reject the idea of autonomy , preferring direct rule from Tehran .

The Kurds sharing a common history with the rest of the Iranian peoples is seen Perception_active as another reason for why even Kurdish leaders in Iran do not want a separate Kurdish state .

The Kurds sharing a common history with the rest of the Iranian peoples is seen Perception_active as another reason for why even Kurdish leaders in Iran do not want a separate Kurdish state .

As Iraqi government forces fled Escaping south on 13 June , the Kurdish forces took Conquering control Control of the oil hub of Kirkuk , part of the disputed Quarreling territories of Northern Iraq .

However , despite the security crisis , Iraq 's parliament did not allow Preventing_or_letting Maliki to declare Expressing_publicly a state of emergency ; many Sunni Arab and ethnic Kurdish legislators boycotted the session because they opposed Preventing_or_letting expanding the prime minister 's powers .

On 17 December 2014 , the Kurdish Peshmerga , PKK and YPG forces started Process_start the December 2014 Sinjar offensive with the support of US airstrikes .

The F-15 pilots fired Use_firearm on and destroyed Destroying both helicopters , killing Killing all 26 military and civilians aboard , including personnel from the United States , United Kingdom , France , Turkey , and the Kurdish community .

The first bomb , which caused Causation most of the casualties , exploded Attack in a crowded market close to the offices of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan , a Kurdish political party led by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani .

Instead , Pro-Soviet Iranians proclaimed Statement the separatist Azerbaijan People 's Government and the Kurdish separatist Republic of Mahabad .

Soon , the alliance of the Kurdish and People 's Azerbaijani forces , supported Supporting in arms and training by the Soviet Union , engaged in fighting with Iranian forces , resulting in a total of 2,000 casualties .

Negotiation by Iranian premier Ahmad Qavam and diplomatic pressure on the Soviets by the United States eventually led to Causation Soviet withdrawal and dissolution of the separatist Azeri and Kurdish states .