The Muslim Peshmerga, officially the Organization of Kurdish Muslim Peshmergas (Persian: سازمان پیشمرگان کرد مسلمان; Sâzmân-e Pešmargân-e Kord-e Musalmân; Kurdish: ڕێکخراوی پێشمەرگەکانی کوردە موسڵمان) was a militia group that was formed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after the 1979 Kurdish revolts.[1]
| Organization of Kurdish Muslim Peshmergas | |
|---|---|
| سازمان پیشمرگان کرد مسلمان ڕێکخراوی پێشمەرگەکانی کوردە موسڵمان | |
 Ali Khamenei with the group in 1980 | |
| Founding leader | Mohammad Boroujerdi |
| Foundation | 1980 |
| Dissolved | 1985 |
| Country |  Iran |
| Active regions | Iranian Kurdistan |
| Opponents |  Ba'athist Iraq Salvation Force Komala KDPI Khabat |
| Battles and wars | 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran Iran-Iraq war |
History
editThe group was established in February 1980 by Mohammad Boroujerdi after the fall of Bukan.[2] The term "Peshmerga" was the Kurdish term meaning "to face death", and had nothing to do with the more commonly known Peshmerga, the armed forces of the Kurdistan Region. The purpose of the group was to recruit natives of Iranian Kurdistan as a way to guide the military forces against the separatists.[3][4] Most of those who joined the group were from rural impoverished communities. In February 2024, for example, the head of the Kurdistan Beit-ol-Moqaddas Corps committee announced that its goal was to reward 4,600 Muslim Peshmerga veterans, and that it had so far given loans of 15 billion Iranian Rials ($265,000) in total.[5]
This organization was active from 1980 to 1985, and lost about 1000 members during the conflicts.[6] The members of the group were gradually incorporated into Basij.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ ""پیشمرگان مسلمان کرد" چه کسانی بودند؟" [Who were the "Peshmerga Muslim Kurds"?]. خبرگزاری فارس (in Persian). 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "روایتی از روزهای سخت مقاومت در کردستان/ نبرد پیشمرگان کُرد در برابر ضدانقلاب + فیلم‌روایتی از روزهای سخت مقاومت در کردستان/ نبرد پیشمرگان کُرد در برابر ضدانقلاب + فیلم - تسنیم" [Traditional from the days of fierce resistance in Kurdistan / Kurdish Peshmerga fighting against counter-revolution + film Traditional from the days of fierce resistance in Kurdistan / Kurdish Peshmerga fighting against counter-revolution + film - Tasnim]. خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "روایت فارس از جسارت پیشمرگ مسلمان کُرد/ بیاید شاه‌تون را تحویل بگیرید، من رفتم! | خبرگزاری فارس" [Fars tradition by brave Peshmerga Muslim Kurds]. www.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "پیشمرگان کرد مسلمان پیشگام در دفاع از انقلاب/سازمانی در خدمت مردم" [Peshmerga Kurdish Muslim pioneers in the defense of the revolution / organization in the service of the people]. خبرگزاری مهر (in Persian). 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "اقوام مختلف ایران پایه افتخار و سربلندی کشور هستند" [Different nations are proud of Iran]. kurdpress (in Persian). 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:02was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ رنجبران, علی اکبر (1394). "نقش سازمان پیشمرگان مسلمان کرد درتامین امنیت پایدارمنطقه کردستان" [The role of the Muslim Kurdish Peshmerga organization in ensuring sustainable security in the Kurdistan region]. نخستین کنگره گرامیداشت شهدای پیشمرگان مسلمان کرد (in Persian). نخستین کنگره گرامیداشت شهدای پیشمرگان مسلمان کرد.
- ^ شفیعی, محمد جواد (2019-02-02). "چهل سالگی انقلاب ۵۷؛ مطالبات قومی و بحران هویت ملی" [Forty Years Revolution 57; National demands and identity crisis]. euronews (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-11-29.