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History of the Salafi Movement in Kurdistan
history of Islamism in Kurdistan is not contiguous and has a different history depending on which part of Kurdistan. Islamism in Kurdistan has an early
Islamism_in_Kurdistan
The dominant religion in Kurdistan is Sunni Islam. Other prominent religious traditions in the region include Shia Islam, Yazidism, Yarsanism, Zoroastrianism
Religion_in_Kurdistan
Kurdish branch of the Islamic State
The Islamic State – Kurdistan Province was the regional branch of the Islamic State which operated in Kurdistan. Various organized clandestine cell systems
Islamic State – Kurdistan Province
Islamic_State_–_Kurdistan_Province
Kurdish Islamist militant group
Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan (Kurdish: ئەنسارولئیسلام له کوردستان; the Supporters of Islam in Kurdistan), better known as Ansar al-Islam (Kurdish: ئەنسارولئیسلام;
Ansar_al-Islam_in_Kurdistan
Former unrecognized Islamic state in Iraqi Kurdistan
The Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan (Kurdish: میرنشینی ئیسلامیی کوردستان) was an unrecognized and independent Kurdish state located in the Halabja Governorate
Islamic_Emirate_of_Kurdistan
Political party in Iraq
Kurdish Islamist party in Kurdistan Region. Salahaddin Bahaaddin cofounded the Kurdistan Islamic Union on February 6, 1994. In the first General Conference
Kurdistan_Islamic_Union
Topics referred to by the same term
Ansar ul Islam or Ansar al-Islam (Arabic: انصار الاسلام; "Partisans of Islam" or "Helpers of Islam") may refer to: Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan, a Kurdish
Ansar_ul_Islam
Political party in Iraq
The Kurdistan Islamic Movement is a Kurdish Islamist party founded in 1987 by mufti Osman Abdulaziz and several other Kurdish Islamic scholars who were
Kurdistan_Islamic_Movement
Alliance of major Iranian Kurdish parties
parties formed on 22 February 2026 in response to growing unrest in Iran and renewed conflict in Iranian Kurdistan. Following the onset of the 2026 Iran
Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan
Coalition_of_Political_Forces_of_Iranian_Kurdistan
Socio-political movement in Turkey
victims Shia Islamism Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front (İBDA-C) Salih Mirzabeyoğlu State of Grandsublime Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan (1994–2003) Kurdish
Kurdistan Islamic Movement (Turkey)
Kurdistan_Islamic_Movement_(Turkey)
Ideology involving Kurdish nationalism and Islamism
Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan Rawti Shax Kurdistan Islamic Movement Kurdistan Justice Group White Flags Iraqi Feyli Islamic Council Kurdish Islamic Front Movement
Kurdish-Islamic_nationalism
victims Shia Islamism Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front (İBDA-C) Salih Mirzabeyoğlu State of Grandsublime Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan (1994–2003) Kurdish
Kurdistan Revolutionary Hezbollah
Kurdistan_Revolutionary_Hezbollah
Political party in Iraqi Kurdistan
the Kurdistan Islamic Group (Kurdish: گرووپی ئیسلامی کورد, romanized: Koma Îslamî ya Kurd), is a movement in Iraqi Kurdistan established in May 2001 by
Kurdistan_Justice_Group
Kurds who follow Islam
Turkish Kurdistan became the last stronghold of Islam, where Islamic schools were preserved, and many Turkish Muslim scholars went to Kurdistan in order
Kurdish_Muslims
Region of West Asia with a historical Kurdish presence
Kurdistan (Kurdish: کوردستان, lit. 'land of the Kurds'; [ˌkʊɾdɪˈstɑːn] ), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo-cultural region and stateless
Kurdistan
Armed conflict in the Middle East
conflict took place in Iraqi Kurdistan between the Kurdistan Region and the Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan. The conflict began in 2001 over the governance
Iraqi Kurdistan conflict (2001–2003)
Iraqi_Kurdistan_conflict_(2001–2003)
Islamic conversion of Kurds
communities, and Christianity, succeeded in converting large parts of northern and southern Kurdistan prior to the rise of Islam. Some elements of pre-Zoroastrian
Spread_of_Islam_among_Kurds
The 2024 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election was held on 20 October 2024. Seats to the Kurdistan Region Parliament were elected. The results of the
2024 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election
2024_Kurdistan_Region_parliamentary_election
Federal region of Iraq
the Kurdistan Regional Government (in Erbil) and the Government of Iraq (in Baghdad) to the present day. The Kurdistan Region Parliament is based in Erbil
Kurdistan_Region
Kurdish political party in Iran
The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI; Kurdish: حیزبی دێموکراتی کوردستانی ئێران, romanized: Hizbi Dêmukrati Kurdıstani Êran, HDKA; Persian:
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
Democratic_Party_of_Iranian_Kurdistan
Kurdish political organisation
Islamic Party of Kurdistan (Kurdish: Partiya Îslamiya Kurdistan) is a Kurdish (Sunni) Islamist organisation established in 1979 and led-by Muhammad Salih
Islamic_Party_of_Kurdistan
Kurdish Islamic intellectual and politician in Iraqi Kurdistan
politics, Islam, society, Kurds, and Kurdistan. He is the most popular politician with the Kurdish Islamism ideology. In the 2009 Iraqi general elections
Ali_Bapir
Political and armed activity by Kurds in Iran
of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan (CPFIK), amid a period of political instability and weakening of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Subsequent war
2026_Kurdish–Iranian_crisis
Political party in the Kurdistan Region
Kurdistan (PUK; Kurdish: یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان, romanized: Yekêtîy Nîştimanîy Kurdistan) is a centre-left regionalist political party active in Kurdistan
Patriotic_Union_of_Kurdistan
Major religious minority in Iraq
Al-Anbar Governorate in the Arabian Desert and Syrian Desert. The Sunni Kurds inhabit the mountainous Iraqi Kurdistan region. In 2003, the United States-based
Sunni_Islam_in_Iraq
Internal security forces of Iraq's Kurdistan Region
internal security forces of the Kurdistan Region. According to the Constitution of Iraq, federal regions (such as the Kurdistan Region) are responsible for
Peshmerga
Political party in Iraq
The Kurdistan Islamic Relations Movement (Kurdish: بزووتنەوەی پەیوەندیی ئیسلامیی کوردستان, romanized: Bizûtineweyî Peywendîyî Îslamîyî Kurdistan) is a
Kurdistan Islamic Relations Movement
Kurdistan_Islamic_Relations_Movement
Kurdish-inhabited region in Iraq
of Greater Kurdistan in West Asia, which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdistan), northern Syria (Western Kurdistan), and northwestern
Iraqi_Kurdistan
Association Kurdistan Communist Party Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Kurdistan Islamic Union Kurdistan Toilers' Party Kurdish Socialist Party Kurdistan Conservative
List_of_Kurdish_organisations
attacks against the Kurdistan Region (KRI), Iraq. Most of the attacks in Iraq, around 200 as of 11 March 2026, have focused on the Kurdistan Region. The region
2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_Kurdistan_Region
Salafi jihadist militant group in Iraq
Sharia in Kurdistan (OSK) (Kurdish: ڕێکخراوی شەریعت لە کوردستان) is an Islamic organization founded in 2022 to promote Sharia law and Islamic principles
Organisation of Sharia in Kurdistan
Organisation_of_Sharia_in_Kurdistan
Military unit
romanized: Dijê Tirorî Kurdistan, CTD) or Counter Terrorism Unit (CT Unit) is a Peshmerga investigative agency within the Kurdistan Region Security Council
Counter Terrorism Department (Kurdistan Region)
Counter_Terrorism_Department_(Kurdistan_Region)
French bullpup assault rifle
their L1A1 Self-Loading Rifles in 2009. Reportedly used FAMAS F1s in 1994. Iraqi insurgents ISIS / Islamic State Kurdistan: Peshmerga Kanak and Socialist
FAMAS
Clashes between Kurdish insurgents and the Iranian Armed Forces
Beginning in early June 2026, clashes erupted between the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the highlands
Western Iran clashes (2026–present)
Western_Iran_clashes_(2026–present)
Political party in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Kurds in Iran, based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The group has declared the creation of an independent Kurdish country or a 'Republic of Kurdistan' as
Kurdistan_Freedom_Party
Military operation during the Iraq War
place in northern Iraq, commonly known as Iraqi Kurdistan. The goal of the operation was to eliminate Ansar al-Islam and dismantle the Islamic Emirate
Operation_Viking_Hammer
Kurdish inhabited area of Turkey
living in Turkey, the majority of them in the southeast. Southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdistan) is considered to be one of the four parts of Kurdistan, which
Turkish_Kurdistan
Kurdish political party in Iran
victims Shia Islamism Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front (İBDA-C) Salih Mirzabeyoğlu State of Grandsublime Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan (1994–2003) Kurdish
Kurdish_Hezbollah_of_Iran
Kurdish area of Iran
Iranian Kurdistan and Eastern Kurdistan (Kurdish: ڕۆژھەڵاتی کوردستان, romanized: Rojhilatê Kurdistanê), also called Rojhelat, are unofficial names for
Iranian_Kurdistan
Elite Kurdish counterterrorism unit
was established by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's (PUK) intelligence service (called Ajansî Zanyari) in 2002 with support from the United States and
CTG_Kurdistan
Kurdish militant political organization
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla group primarily based in the mountainous Kurdish-majority
Kurdistan_Workers'_Party
Province of Iran
capital is the city of Sanandaj. Kurdistan province is located in the west of Iran, in Region 3. It borders the Kurdistan region of Iraq to the west, and
Kurdistan_province
(IDB) Investment Bank of Iraq Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank Islamic Bank Kurdistan International Bank Mosul Bank North Bank Region Trade Bank for Investment
List_of_banks_in_Iraq
rebels and subsequently the autonomous Kurdistan Region has been involved in, since the establishment of Iraq in 1932. "آغا بطرس: سنحاريب القرن العشرين"
List of wars involving Kurdistan Region
List_of_wars_involving_Kurdistan_Region
Political party in Iraq
Nazism and radical Islamism. The party is part of the so-called Joint Working Committee of the Left of Kurdistan, alongside the Kurdistan Toilers' Party and
Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq
Communist_Party_of_Kurdistan_–_Iraq
2021. "US Initiates Sudden Withdrawal from Major Iraqi Bases". Kurdistan 24. Kurdistan 24. August 24, 2025. Retrieved August 24, 2025. "US troops start
List of wars involving the United States in the 21st century
List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States_in_the_21st_century
Kurdish inhabited area of Syria
Syrian Kurdistan, also called Western Kurdistan or Rojava (from Kurdish: Rojavayê Kurdistanê, lit. 'Kurdistan where the sun sets'), is a region in northern
Syrian_Kurdistan
2004 American military scandal
incident. And, in fact, I have a Baghdad newspaper with me right now from—it's called 'Dar-es-Salaam.' That's from the Islam Iraqi Islamic Party. It says
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse
Militant Islamist organization
The Kurdistan Brigades (Arabic: كتائب كردستان, Kurdish: کەتیبەکانی کوردستان) are a Kurdish militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the Kurdish
Kurdistan_Brigades
Political party and militant group in Iran
Kurds in Iran (also known as "Eastern Kurdistan" or "Rojhelat"). The PJAK is aligned with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) through the Kurdistan Communities
Kurdistan_Free_Life_Party
2004 battle of the Iraq War
Secret Islamic Army of Iraq. Three groups, (AQI, IAI and the National Islamic Army (1920 Revolution Brigade)) had their nationwide headquarters in Fallujah
Second_Battle_of_Fallujah
lists political parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament, their ideologies, votes in the latest election, number
List of political parties in the Kurdistan Region
List_of_political_parties_in_the_Kurdistan_Region
Political party in Iraqi Kurdistan
ruling party in Iraqi Kurdistan and the senior partner in the Kurdistan Regional Government. It was founded in 1946 in Mahabad in Iranian Kurdistan. The party
Kurdistan_Democratic_Party
Jihadi assault shock troops
to die in combat. Unlike normal suicide attack forces, however, an Inghimasi can survive their missions and return to their base. The Islamic State gives
Inghimasi
Kurdish political alliance
Kurdistan Democratic Party, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Kurdistan Islamic Union, Kurdistan Islamic Movement, Movement for Change, Kurdistan Islamic
Kurdistani_Coalition
Far-right Kurdish nationalist and Islamist group in Turkey
victims Shia Islamism Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front (İBDA-C) Salih Mirzabeyoğlu State of Grandsublime Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan (1994–2003) Kurdish
Kurdish_Hezbollah
Ideology which seeks to return to the fundamentals of Islam
in reaching a legal decision in Sunni law). According to Roy distinctions between Fundamentalism and Islamism (or at least pre-1990 Islamism) are in the
Islamic_fundamentalism
2006 execution of former Iraqi president
December and was buried near the graves of other family members. Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan marked the period from 30 December 2006 to 1 January 2007 as a three-day
Execution_of_Saddam_Hussein
Referendum for Kurdish Independence
2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum was a failed bid at Kurdish independence from the Republic of Iraq. It was held on 25 September 2017 in Kurdistan
2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum
2017_Kurdistan_Region_independence_referendum
Kurdish Sufi militant group
active in the Avroman region of Iranian Kurdistan during the 1979–1983 Kurdistan conflict and Iran–Iraq War. Like other Kurdish rebel groups in Iran, they
Salvation_Force
2002 phrase from Donald Rumsfeld
commentary. In The Decision Book (2013), author Mikael Krogerus [de] refers to it as the "Rumsfeld matrix". The statement also features in a 2013 documentary
There_are_unknown_unknowns
2014-2017 genocide campaign by the Islamic State
Kurdistan who practice Yazidism, a monotheistic Iranian ethnoreligion derived from the Indo-Iranian tradition. Over a period of three years, Islamic State
Yazidi_genocide
Operation of the Iraq War
against militants in Fallujah as well as an attempt to apprehend or kill the perpetrators of the killing of four U.S. contractors in March 2004. The chief
First_Battle_of_Fallujah
Islamism, also known as political Islam, is the use of Islam as a source of political identity and action, and has existed in the United Kingdom since
Islamism in the United Kingdom
Islamism_in_the_United_Kingdom
2003 U.S. military operation in the Iraq War
the deposed president of Iraq, was captured by the United States military in the town of Ad-Dawr, Iraq, on 13 December 2003. The military operation to
Capture_of_Saddam_Hussein
Political party in Iran
of Iranian Kurdistan'), commonly shortened to Komalah (Kurdish: Komełe; Persian: کومله), is a social-democratic ethnic party of Kurds in Iran. Formerly
Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan
Komala_Party_of_Iranian_Kurdistan
Branch of the Islamic State
the Islamic State – Kurdistan Province. On April 16, 2025, Turkish authorities arrested 89 individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State
Islamic State – Turkey Province
Islamic_State_–_Turkey_Province
000 troops to the Persian Gulf to take part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Polish soldiers had been present in the region since July 2002 and combat was
Polish involvement in the Iraq War
Polish_involvement_in_the_Iraq_War
Ethnic group
from the Kurdistan Region in 1991, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was established, and ultimately recognized by the Iraqi government in 2005, granting
Kurds_in_Iraq
7.62 mm assault rifle
Croatia: Known to be used in Croatian War of Independence. Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front Islamic State Kurdistan Workers' Party Sandinista
AK-63
Electoral coalition
electoral coalition that ran in the Kurdistan Regional Government parliamentary elections in Iraqi Kurdistan in July 2009. The Kurdistan List represented a coalition
Kurdistan_List
2006 battle in the Iraq War
body from being buried in accordance with Islamic laws. In response, Sunni sheiks banded together to drive insurgents from Ramadi. In September 2006, Sheik
Battle_of_Ramadi_(2006)
Political party in Iran
The Khabat Organization of Iranian Kurdistan (Kurdish: سازمانى خهباتى كوردستانى ئێران, romanized: Rêxistina Xebata Rojhilatê Kurdistanê, Persian: سازمان
Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle
Organization_of_Iranian_Kurdistan_Struggle
Iranic ethnic group
largely concentrated in Kurdistan, but significant communities of the Kurdish diaspora exist in parts of West Asia beyond Kurdistan and in parts of Europe
Kurds
Kurdish Islamist rebels
visited Iraqi Kurdistan to train the IMK rebels in 1992. Shortly before the Halabja massacre, Saddam Hussein cracked down on Kurdish Islamic scholars, which
Kurdish_mujahideen
Casualties of conflict from 2003 to 2011
organizations: the Federal Ministry of Health, Baghdad; Kurdistan Ministry of Planning, Erbil; Kurdistan Ministry of Health, Erbil; Central Organization for
Casualties_of_the_Iraq_War
Political party in Iraq
the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Democratic Party Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Islamic Union
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan
Democratic_Patriotic_Alliance_of_Kurdistan
Series of air-to-ground attacks during the Iraqi insurgency
air-to-ground attacks were conducted by a team of two U.S. AH-64 Apache helicopters in Al-Amin al-Thaniyah, New Baghdad, during the Iraqi insurgency which followed
July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike
July_12,_2007,_Baghdad_airstrike
Kurdistan, since 2014 about 15,000 people have registered with the organization, most of them Kurds converting from Islam. People in Iraqi Kurdistan have
Religion_in_Iraq
Parliamentary elections took place in the Kurdistan Region on 30 September 2018 to elect Parliament. The election came a year after the 2017 referendum
2018 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election
2018_Kurdistan_Region_parliamentary_election
Military unit
in the War against the Islamic State (ISIS) from 2014 onward. The MoPA was established following the creation of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq
Regional_Guard_Brigades
2007 mass shooting in Iraq
States government to provide security services in Iraq, shot at Iraqi civilians, killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, Baghdad, while escorting a U
Nisour_Square_massacre
Killings committed by U.S. marines in 2005
November 19, 2005, in which a group of United States Marines killed 25 unarmed Iraqi civilians. It occurred in the city of Haditha in Iraq's western province
Haditha_massacre
in Iraqi Kurdistan controlling the Kurdistan national football team. It also oversees the Kurdistan Premier League, Kurdistan Cup and Kurdistan Super Cup
Kurdistan Football Association
Kurdistan_Football_Association
2006 US war crimes in Iraq
On 12 July, the Islamic Army in Iraq claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb near the entrance to the Green Zone in Baghdad, in support of the "Abir
Mahmudiyah_rape_and_murders
Politically-motivated acts of violence by Kurds
Party (PYD), Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), KDPI, Komala, Khabat, Kurdistan Islamic Movement, Kurdistan Justice Group
Kurdish_political_violence
Kurdish internecine conflict (1994–1997)
rival Kurdish factions in Iraqi Kurdistan during the mid-1990s, mostly between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Over
Iraqi_Kurdish_Civil_War
Iraqi politician
"The Kurdistan Democratic Party, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the Change Movement, the Kurdistan Islamic Union and the Kurdistan Islamic Group established
Mohammed_Haji_Mahmoud
Iraqi Sunni insurgent group
based in northern and central Iraq, and included mainly Iraqi (mostly Arab but also Kurdish) fighters. In 2007, it split into Jama'at Ansar al-Islam and
Jamaat_Ansar_al-Sunna
Kurdish politician (born 1966)
Yapıcıoğlu is Anti-Darwinian and generally uses Islamic rhetoric in his speeches. Moreover, he is against the Kurdistan Workers' Party, anti-America and also criticized
Zekeriya_Yapıcıoğlu
Chapter 13 p. 7 Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine "Ansar al-Islam in Iraqi Kurdistan (Human Rights Watch Backgrounder)". Retrieved 20 March 2015. A
List_of_wars:_1990–2002
Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan due to the latter's giving sanctuary to the militant Kurdish secessionist group Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan (PEJAK). According
Iranian involvement in the Iraq War
Iranian_involvement_in_the_Iraq_War
2005 battle of the Iraq War
positions in Iraq's northwestern Anbar province, which ran from 8 May 2005 to 19 May 2005. It was focused on eliminating insurgents and foreign fighters in a
Battle_of_Al-Qa'im_(2005)
Head of state of the Kurdistan Region
president of the Kurdistan Region is the head of state of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. They are part of the Kurdistan Presidency Council
President of the Kurdistan Region
President_of_the_Kurdistan_Region
2003 Iraqi political event
2003, during the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square was destroyed by Iraqi civilians and United States
Saddam Hussein statue destruction
Saddam_Hussein_statue_destruction
Series of related conflicts since the 2003 invasion of Iraq
referendum to be canceled. In October, the Iraqi military moved into the Kurdistan region after the entry of the Islamic State. On 16 October 2017, the
Iraqi_conflict
Battle between Ansar al-Islam and PUK
Ansar control. After 24 hours of Ansar al-Islam occupying the village as part of their Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan, the PUK returned with more soldiers,
Battle_of_Kheli_Hama
Secretary-General of the Kurdistan Islamic Union
Kurdish uprising in 1991. Salaheddin participated in founding Kurdistan Islamic Union on February 6, 1994. In the first General Conference he was elected as
Salahaddin_Bahaaddin
elections were held in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on 21 September 2013. They were the fourth parliamentary elections in Kurdistan Region since 1992.
2013 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election
2013_Kurdistan_Region_parliamentary_election
Separatist dispute
clashes in West Iran refers to the ongoing military clashes between Kurdish insurgent party Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) and the Islamic Revolutionary
Iranian–Kurdish_conflict
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