Komalah (CPI)

The Komala Kurdistan's Organization of the Communist Party of Iran (Kurdish: کۆمەڵە ڕێکخراوی کوردستانی حیزبی کۆمۆنیستی ئێران‎) is an Iranian Kurdish communist party active throughout the Iran–Iraq border. The party is led by Ibrahim Alizade and works as the Kurdish branch of Communist Party of Iran.[4]

Komala Kurdistan's Organization of the Communist Party of Iran
First SecretaryIbrahim Alizade[1]
SpokespersonIbrahim Alizade[1]
Founded1984
HeadquartersSulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan
Membership (2001/2008)200[2][3]
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Internationalism
Political positionFar-left
Mother PartyCommunist Party of Iran
Party flag
Website
www.komalah.org

In 2009, a group of the party's cadre who identified only as socialists, left the party and established Socialist Faction of Komala.[4]

Designation as a terrorist organization

The following countries have listed Komola as a terrorist organization:

Country Ref
 Iran [5]
 Japan [6]

See also

References

  1. Bozarslan, Hamit (2009). Conflit kurde: le brasier oublié du Moyen-Orient. Autrement. p. 111. ISBN 978-2-7467-1273-7.
  2. Schmid, Alex P. (2011). "KOMOLA". The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research. Routledge. p. 654. ISBN 0-203-82873-9.
  3. Iran Defence and Security Report, Including 5-Year Industry Forecasts, Business Monitor International, 2008 [Q1], archived from the original on 2017-02-28, retrieved 2017-02-27
  4. Ahmadzadeh, Hashem; Stansfield, Gareth (2010), "The Political, Cultural, and Military Re-Awakening of the Kurdish Nationalist Movement in Iran", Middle East Journal, 64 (1): 11–27, JSTOR 20622980
  5. Milburn, Franc (May 2017), "Iranian Kurdish Militias: Terrorist-Insurgents, Ethno Freedom Fighters, or Knights on the Regional Chessboard?", CTC Sentinel, Combating Terrorism Center, 10 (5): 1–2 – via Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
  6. "Komaleh,Kumele" コマラ (in Japanese). Ministry of Justice of Japan. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.


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