By: Mustafa Hijri pdki.org Currently, Iranian forces alongside with Shiite militias, who are funded and controlled by Iran, are fighting the Islamic State in Tikrit and other places in Iraq. The Islamic State, or Daesh, gained international attention following the seizure of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city. However, more than…
By: Sharif Behruz This past week marked the week-long “Holy Defense Week” on the regime of Islamic Republic of Iran’s calendar, commemorating the first bloody decade of the Islamic regime in Iran—notably the 8 year Iran-Iraq war and the war waged against the Kurdish resistance movement in the west and…
pdki.org In an article, published on PDKI’s official website Kurdistanmedia.org, Kurdish leader Mustafa Hijri raises questions on a classified Defense Department assessment on Iran’s military doctrine. The Pentagon report, delivered to Congress on July 7, has leaked to the press. The thrust of the report, which departs from Pentagon’s previous…
In an interview with the Kurdish weekly Levin, Kurdish leader and PDKI Secretary-General Mustafa Hijri addressed recent political developments in Iraq and, in particular, the question of independence for South (Iraqi) Kurdistan. According to Mr. Hijri, the unfolding crisis in Iraq is the result of the sectarian policies of the…
In a letter to the US Federal Bar Association, Mustafa Hijri the leader of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan thanked the members and organizers of FBA for honoring the two brave prosecutors of the famous Mykonos Trial that indicted the Iranian regime officials at the highest level for their…
In a recent interview with Wala Press, PDKI General-Secretary Mustafa Hijri addressed matters related to armed struggle, international dynamics and the future of Iran. According to Mr. Hijri, the PDKI has halted its decades-long armed struggle due to geopolitical constraints. At the moment, according to the Kurdish leader, armed struggle…
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