Eastern Kurdistan Defense Units
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| Eastern Kurdistan Defense Units Yekîneyên Parastina Rojhilatê Kurdistan (YRK) | |
|---|---|
| Leader(s) | Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi |
| Dates of operation | 2004–2011 |
| Motives | To establish semiautonomous regional entities or Kurdish federal states in Iran, Turkey and Syria similar to the Kurdistan Regional Government,[1] and establish a democratic confederalism as theorised by Abdullah Öcalan. |
| Active region(s) | Iraq, Turkey and Iran |
| Ideology | Secularism, Kurdish nationalism Feminism, Democratic confederalism |
| Status | Active |
The Eastern Kurdistan Defense Units or YRK (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Parastina Rojhilatê Kurdistan) is the male armed wing of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), and has been engaged in an armed conflict with the Iranian authorities since 2004.
References[edit]
- ↑ Partlow, Joshua. "Shelling Near Iranian Border Is Forcing Iraqi Kurds to Flee". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
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