ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan on Wednesday joined a newly formed alliance of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties opposed to Tehran, reversing its initial decision to hold off, saying growing regional tensions require greater unity.
“Komala's Political Bureau has decided from today to participate in the Coalition of Kurdistan Parties,” the party’s political bureau said in a statement. Party secretary Abdullah Mohtadi said on X that “this is very good news for the people of Kurdistan, who need to close ranks more than ever.”
Last week, five Iranian Kurdish opposition parties announced the formation of a new political alliance aimed at unifying efforts against the Islamic republic and advancing Kurdish self-determination. Komala initially held of joining the alliance.
In its statement on Wednesday, Komala said it had “had intensive and productive participation” in recent months of dialogue surrounding the coalition. The party added that it had “insisted on further clarification” of “practical mechanisms” for managing “the unified Peshmerga force of Kurdistan” and “the joint administration of Kurdistan in the transitional phase.”
The statement said escalating regional tensions “more than ever, require unity, coordination, and joint work,” concluding with the slogan, “Down with the Islamic Republic regime of Iran.”
The alliance was initially formed by the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, and the Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle (Khabat).
The development comes as Tehran has in recent days launched several strikes against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan Region. An Iranian missile strike on a base belonging to the Kurdistan PAK near the Degala area west of Erbil province killed one of the party’s Peshmerga fighters.
The move also comes amid reports that the United States is stepping up efforts to potentially use Iranian Kurdish armed groups as ground forces as its campaign with Israel against Iran continues, with the stated aiming toppling the Iranian state.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that Washington’s objectives in the conflict with Iran are not “premised” on supporting “any particular force,” when asked whether the US was seeking to back Iranian Kurdish armed factions.
Rudaw has learned that US President Donald Trump also spoke by phone with PDKI leader Mustafa Hijri, whose party is based in the Kurdistan Region.
“Komala's Political Bureau has decided from today to participate in the Coalition of Kurdistan Parties,” the party’s political bureau said in a statement. Party secretary Abdullah Mohtadi said on X that “this is very good news for the people of Kurdistan, who need to close ranks more than ever.”
Last week, five Iranian Kurdish opposition parties announced the formation of a new political alliance aimed at unifying efforts against the Islamic republic and advancing Kurdish self-determination. Komala initially held of joining the alliance.
In its statement on Wednesday, Komala said it had “had intensive and productive participation” in recent months of dialogue surrounding the coalition. The party added that it had “insisted on further clarification” of “practical mechanisms” for managing “the unified Peshmerga force of Kurdistan” and “the joint administration of Kurdistan in the transitional phase.”
The statement said escalating regional tensions “more than ever, require unity, coordination, and joint work,” concluding with the slogan, “Down with the Islamic Republic regime of Iran.”
The alliance was initially formed by the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, and the Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle (Khabat).
The development comes as Tehran has in recent days launched several strikes against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan Region. An Iranian missile strike on a base belonging to the Kurdistan PAK near the Degala area west of Erbil province killed one of the party’s Peshmerga fighters.
The move also comes amid reports that the United States is stepping up efforts to potentially use Iranian Kurdish armed groups as ground forces as its campaign with Israel against Iran continues, with the stated aiming toppling the Iranian state.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that Washington’s objectives in the conflict with Iran are not “premised” on supporting “any particular force,” when asked whether the US was seeking to back Iranian Kurdish armed factions.
Rudaw has learned that US President Donald Trump also spoke by phone with PDKI leader Mustafa Hijri, whose party is based in the Kurdistan Region.
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