Five Kurdish Iranian opposition groups form coalition
Feb 22nd 2026
At a Feb 22 press conference, five Kurdish Iranian parties announced a unified coalition to coordinate political, media and operational efforts for Kurdish self-determination and democracy.
- The coalition was unveiled in photos shared on social media from a Feb 22 press conference.
- Member groups are the PDKI, PJAK, PAK, one branch of Komala led by Reza Kaabi, and the Khabat Organization.
- Komala has three branches and two of its branches did not join the coalition or the earlier Dialogue Center.
- PJAK was represented at the event by a woman and the group emphasizes gender parity and has many women fighters.
- The new body builds on a prior Dialogue Center and aims to coordinate political and media work and external relations.
- The coalition issued a charter that endorses democracy, gender equality, Kurdish self-determination and includes articles on organizing liberated areas.
- The move follows months of talks and comes amid recent deadly repression inside Iran and heightened US Iran tensions.