2026 Kurdish–Iranian crisis

2026 Kurdish–Iranian crisis
	Part of Kurdish separatism in Iran, the 2025–2026 Iranian protests and the 2026 Iran war
	; A fighter of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan in a camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, March 2026
Date	5 January 2026 – present (2 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Location	Eastern Kurdistan, Iran and Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Status	Ongoing 5 January 2026, Iranian Kurdish parties declare general strike during the 2025–2026 Iranian protests; Limited insurgency during the protests; 22 February 2026, formation of the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan; Iranian Kurdish parties call on the overthrowing of the Iranian regime during the 2026 Iran war; Spillover into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; Speculation about a US-backed Kurdish offensive, amid increased airstrikes in Iranian Kurdistan;
Belligerents
Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan (CPFIK) Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran; Kurdistan Freedom Party; Kurdistan Free Life Party; Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle; Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan; Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan; ; Supported by: United States (alleged); Israel (alleged);	Iran; Axis of Resistance Popular Mobilization Forces; Islamic Resistance in Iraq; Saraya Awliya al-Dam; ;
Casualties and losses
2026 Iran protests:; 1 PAK fighter killed; ; ; 2026 Iran war:; 4 killed and a number injured (from aerial attacks)	2026 Iran protests:; 6 killed and several injured (per Kurds); 9 killed (per Iran); 2026 Iran war:; Large scale loses (from the air campaign in Iranian Kurdistan)
	2026 Iran protests:; 240–257 Kurdish protestors killed; 2026 Iran war:; 21 Kurdish civilians killed

The 2026 Kurdish–Iranian crisis refers to a period of intensified political and armed activity by Kurds in Iran, and parties representing them, in early 2026 to achieve self-determination. Major Iranian Kurdish parties called for general strikes during the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, which were largely observed by the Kurdish population, carried out limited insurgent operations, and formally united under the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan (CPFIK), amid a period of political instability and weakening of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Subsequent war with the United States and Israel prompted attacks on Iranian Kurdish parties based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Iran, while observers speculated about the potential for a broader Kurdish military offensive within Iran.