Komala – Reform Faction
Kurdish organisation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Organization of the Toilers of Kurdistan[1] (Kurdish: کۆمهڵهی زهحمهتکیشانی کوردستان, Persian: کومله زحمتکشان کردستان), also known as the Komala – Reform Faction,[2] is an armed separatist ethnic party of Kurds in Iran based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Organization of the Toilers of Kurdistan کۆمهڵهی زهحمهتکیشانی کوردستان | |
|---|---|
| |
| General Secretary | Reza Kaabi |
| Spokesperson | Fariba Mohammadi |
| Founder | Omar Ilkhanizade |
| Founded | October 2007 June 2023 (refounded) |
| Split from | Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan |
| Headquarters | Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| National affiliation | Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan (2026–present) |
| Party flag | |
 | |
| Website | |
| https://komele.org | |
It split from the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan in October 2007 over internal disagreements[2] but reunited with them in November 2022.[3]
It was led by Omar Ilkhanizade[1][2] and operated a television network named ASOsat.[4]
On 21 June 2023, the alliance between the group and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan collapsed.[5] Following the collapse, the two clashed, and as a result of the infighting, two were killed and three were wounded.[5] The clashes took place in Zargawez in Iraq's Kurdistan Region.[5] Norway-based Kurdish human rights NGO Hengaw offered readiness to mediate between the two.[5]
Following the 2025–2026 Iran protests the party became part of the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan.[6]
History
See also
- Komala of Revolutionary Toilers of Iranian Kurdistan (1969/1979–1984)
- Komala Kurdistan's Organization of the Communist Party of Iran (1984–present)
- Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan (2000–present)
- Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan (2007–present)
- Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan – Reunification Faction (2008–2014)
- Socialist Faction of Komala (2009–2022)
- Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan (2000–present)
- Komala Kurdistan's Organization of the Communist Party of Iran (1984–present)
