Kurdish Forces

Situation in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah remains tense after attack

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – There have been heavy armed clashes in Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah after local Kurdish forces tried to arrest Lahur Sheikh Jangi along with his brother Pulad after storming the hotel they were residing.

Kurdish PKK officially dissolves itself after decades

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) –  The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group has officially laid down arms and disbanded itself.

Ocalan calls on PKK to end war with Turkey

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Abdullah Ocalan, Turkey's jailed militant leader, has called on his Kurdish group to lay down arms and dissolve in order to end four decades of conflict which has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

Iran's Human Rights chief:

Legal actions have been taken against Kurdish militant groups

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Legal actions have been taken against military groups such as PJAK, Komala, and PAK within the framework of the Iran-Iraq security agreement, the Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights says.