After 20-year break, these Iranian Kurds are taking up arms again

assalam12 5/07/2016

After 20-year break, these Iranian Kurds are taking up arms again
▻http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/07/turkey-iran-kurds-resumed-clashes-against-tehran-regime.html#ixzz4DBVCzi

What prompted the KDPI’s sudden change in course? Most people believe that regional countries or global powers are behind the resurgence of the Kurdish activity. Iranian-Kurdish political activist Hadi Azizi believes the KDPI is engaged in legitimate self-defense against Iran. He told Al-Monitor that he does not believe that external elements were instigating these attacks, saying, “No doubt Iran doesn’t have a major say in Middle East politics. They don’t always have the support of international powers. Iranian Kurds are ready to rise."

How will this conflict affect the autonomous Kurdish Region of Iraq, which just signed new economic deals with Iran? Azizi believes the clashes will not affect the Kurdish government in the region. He said, “South Kurdistan [the Kurdistan Regional Government] is not like it was before. They have relations now with world powers. The peshmerga fought [the Islamic State] and served humanity. They have good support. They can’t forever stand idle to just preserve their interests."

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