1979 Khuzestan insurgency
The 1979 Khuzestan uprising was one of the nationwide uprisings in Iran, which erupted in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution. The unrest was fed by Arab demands for autonomy. The uprising was effectively quelled by Iranian security forces, resulting in more than a hundred people on both sides killed.
| 1979 Khuzestan uprising | |||||||
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| Part of Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution and Arab separatism in Khuzestan | |||||||
Khūzestān Province of Iran, native name, استان خوزستان | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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DRFLA APCO PFLA AFLA Supported by: Iraq |
Interim Government and Council of the Islamic Revolution Islamic Republic of Iran | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Oan Ali Mohammed |
Mehdi Bazargan Taqi Riahi Ahmad Madani Mostafa Chamran | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| A few hundred (AFLA) | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 100 Iranian Arabs killed | 12+ pasdarans killed | ||||||
| Total: 25–112 killed | |||||||
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