Barzani and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)


Barzani and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) 


Author: Gouya Roshan (Güya Aydın ) 

Barzani and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have had a complex relationship since their inception.
In the early stages, the two groups were quite close and cooperated in the Kurdish struggle.
Barzani, as the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Iraq, and the PKK, as an armed paramilitary group in Turkey, occasionally joined forces to fight against common enemies such as the governments of Turkey and Iraq.

However, over time, this relationship changed significantly for various reasons.
One of the main causes of this shift was the difference in political and strategic approaches between the two sides.
Barzani focused more on diplomacy and dialogue with regional governments, particularly those of Iraq and Turkey,
while the PKK, especially after leadership changes in the 1990s and 2000s, adopted more radical policies and continued its armed struggle within Turkey.

In recent years, especially after 2013, tensions between Barzani and the PKK have intensified.
On one hand, Barzani has advocated for engagement and dialogue with Turkey and other regional powers,
while the PKK has persisted in its armed campaign, particularly in the border regions and Kurdish areas of Turkey.
These disagreements further strained relations between the two groups and eventually led to both political and military tensions.

Although Barzani and the PKK once had closer ties in the past, today they have taken separate paths and have essentially become political rivals، if not outright enemies.

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