Kurds In Iran Want International Support In Their Opposition To The Iranian Government

Jerusalem Post: Kurds in Iran expect U.S., int’l community support against regime

“Our main supporters are based in Iran,” said Hussein Yadanpanah, leader of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK).

Kurds in Iran, who have long complained of oppression and neglect of their region at the hands of the regime, have played an important role in the protests in the country, said Hussein Yadanpanah, leader of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK). “We do expect the US and the international community to support us.”

Yazdanpanah and his Kurdish group live in exile in northern Iraq and have played a key role in the war against the Islamic State for the last three years alongside Kurdish Peshmerga. He has served as a frontline general commanding his fighters in battles near Hawija and Bashiqa in northern Iraq.

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WNU Editor: There are approximately 7 million Iranian Kurds. And while I am not surprised to be reading reports that they are now protesting against the Iranian government, this should not be viewed solely as a sectarian protest against the Mullahs in Tehran. This is more than that, and to succeed all of Iran's ethnic groups must find common ground in the coming days/weeks if they want to succeed in their push for reforms.