KDPI insurgency (1989–96)

The insurgency by the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran surged in 1989, lasting until 1996. It claimed hundreds of lives, mostly Iranian government troops and Kurdish soldiers. The eruption of the conflict in July 1989 was caused by the assassination of KDPI leader Abdul Rahman Qassemlou by suspected government agents.

KDPI insurgency (1989–96)

The insurgency by the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran surged in 1989, lasting until 1996. It claimed hundreds of lives, mostly Iranian government troops and Kurdish soldiers. The eruption of the conflict in July 1989 was caused by the assassination of KDPI leader Abdul Rahman Qassemlou by suspected government agents.