Arab nationalist movement in Khuzestan advocating for Arab separatism from Iran
Arab separatism in Khuzestan
Map of Iran with Khuzestan highlighted
Date
1922 – c. 2020[3] (98 years)
Location
Khuzestan, Iran
Status
Ended
Several uprisings suppressed
Political crackdown by the Iranian government against perceived civil disobedience
Belligerents
Sublime State of Persia (1922–1925)
1922–1924 Sheikhdom of Mohammerah
Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979)
1950s–1960s
ALF
NFLA
Interim Government and Council of the Islamic Revolution (1979–1980)
Islamic Republic of Iran (1980−2020)
1979–1980
APCO
DRFLA
PFLA
AFLA
Supported by:
Iraq
1998–2020
ASMLA[1]
NLMA
Ansar Al-Furqan[2]
Supported by:
Iraq (until 2003)
Commanders and leaders
Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Shah
Ruhollah Khomeini Ali Khamenei
Khaz'al al-Ka'bi
Oan Ali Mohammed †
Habib Jabr al-Ka'bi
Ahmad Mullah Nissi †
Salah Abusharif Al-Ahwazi
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Arab separatism in Khuzestan
Early phase
Sheikh Khazal (1924)
Unrest (1925)
Unrest (1928)
Unrest (1940)
1943 revolt
1945 revolt
Second phase
Insurgency (1956–70)
Insurgency (1979)
Embassy siege (1980)
2005–2022 phase
Unrest (2005)
2005–06 Ahvaz bombings
Day of Rage (2011)
Uprising of Dignity (2018)
Arab separatism in Khuzestan[4] was a decades-long separatist Arab movement in the western part of the Khuzestan Province in Iran.
From the 1920s to the early 2020s, tensions have often resulted in violence and attempted separatism, including the insurgency in 1979, unrest in 2005, terrorist bombings in 2005–2006, protests in 2011, assassinations in 2017, and the 2018 Ahvaz military parade attack.
Iran officially denied any discrimination or the existence of conflict within the country.[4] It drew strong criticism from human rights organizations including accusations of ethnic discrimination and ethnic cleansing.[5]
^"Liberation of Ahwaz Movement Leader: The Deceive Storm restored faith to our hearts". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
^Weiss, Caleb (30 December 2017). "Iran-based jihadist group claims attack on oil pipeline". Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017. Ansar al Furqan states that "a major oil pipeline was blown up in Omidiyeh region of occupied Ahvaz, Iran." The group added that it had established a new unit, the Ahwaz Martyrs Brigade. The area of Ahvaz has historically had a large Arab population.
^Schennovich, Valentina (2021). "Historical and Religious Heritage of Iran and Social Policy of the Country at the Present Stage". Muslim World.
^ ab"Terrorist Organization Profiles – START – National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism". Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^en, FIDH (2010). "The Hidden Side of Iran: Discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities" (PDF). FIDH.
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