West Iran clashes
Part of Kurdish separatism in Iran and Iran–PJAK conflict
DateSince 19 April 2016 (6 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Kurdistan Province and southern parts of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Soran and Sidekan districts of Iraqi Kurdistan
ResultOngoing
Belligerents
 Iran
  • KDP–I
  • KDP
  • Komala–PIK
  • Komala–CPI
  • Komala–KTP
  • Komala–RF
  • PJAK
  • PAK
  • Khebat
Commanders and leaders
IranAli Khamenei
IranEbrahim Raisi
IranAbdolrahim Mousavi
IranKioumars Heydari
IranHamid Vahedi
IranAziz Nasirzadeh (2018–2021)
IranHossein Salami
IranMohammad Pakpour
IranHossein Ashtari
IranHassan Rouhani (2016–2021)
Mustafa Hijri
Khalid Azizi
Qadir Qadri 
Sabah Rahmani 
Abdullah Mohtadi
Ibrahim Alizade
Omar Ilkhanizade
Abdulla Konaposhi
Husein Yazdanpanah
Siamand Moini
Zîlan Vejîn
Units involved
  • Revolutionary Guards
  • Border Guard
  • Army
  • Ministry of Intelligence

PDKI Peshmerga
Komala Peshmerga
HAK-R


YRK
Strength
  • KDPI: 1,000–1,500
  • Komala: <1,000
  • PJAK: ⩽3,000
  • PAK: 100–900
Casualties and losses
Total Iranian Military Casualties (IRGC, Border Guards and Basij etc): 14 to 18-26+ killed[better source needed]
Basiji 2 to 9 killed
Border guards: 6 killed

PDKI 20+ to 33-40 killed
Komala 3 killed
Unidentified 3 killed


PJAK 12-13 to 17 killed

14 Iranian civilians killed
6 Iraqi Kurdistan civilians wounded
5 Kurdish activists executed Hundreds displaced


Total: 75-82 to 157-161+ armed men killed; and 19 Iranian and Iraqi civilians killed or executed
aIranian claim
bKurdish rebels claim