Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict
Conflict between the autonomous Kurdistan Region and the Kurdistan Workers' Party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict is a series of battles and clashes in Iraqi Kurdistan between the ruling Kurdistan Regional Government against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its allied groups. It started in 1983 and is still ongoing in the form of an insurgency. The PKK's primary method is using guerrilla warfare against the Peshmerga.[10][11]
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Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict | |||||||
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Part of the Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Supported by: United States[citation needed] Turkey[2] Israel[3] ENKS |
PUK (formerly) Supported by: Syrian Democratic Forces Syria (against Turkey)[4][5] Hezbollah (claimed by Peshmerga)[6] Ba'athist Iraq[7][8][9] YBŞ PJAK PYD | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Masoud Barzani Former commanders: Jalal Talabani (later) |
Murat Karayılan Former commanders: Abdullah ÖcalanOsman Öcalan Ibrahim Parlak Şemdin Sakık Ali Haydar Kaytan Jalal Talabani (formerly) |
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