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The desire which will never die…
By : Saeed Valadbaygi
August 2009

In the recent years and in threshold of the 30th year attack of

suppressor forces of the Islamic regime of Iran to Kurdistan;
political organization along with many activists in different
announcements and statements based on their class of
thoughts and system; are asking people to react. Numbers of
nationalistic groups in their announcements have asked
people for General Mourn and 2 minutes silence by going to
the martyr’s graves.

I proudly announce my support of summoning to General Strike, and I ask

people to join others in masses for freedom and equal rights. Unity and
correlation of people in Kurdistan on Mordad 28th (August 19th) can be an
obvious prove of mass objection to the regime of terror, torture and
execution. By closing down work places and schools or by protesting in
alleys and streets, in any possible way we have to show our objection. And
in the body of statements and announcements in factories, universities, and
society; announce that we do NOT want the Islamic Republic in any shapes
or colors.
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However, this question remains in the mind of the young generation who have
been informed and affected incorrectly by the cultural and other propaganda;
what happened in Kurdistan? Why the people in Kurdistan are fighting against
the regime? During all these years, regime’s media along with the right parties in
the society have attempt to show a picture of group of separatist, anti IRI and
murders of people of Kurdistan. In this article I will try to demonstrate a picture
of true Kurdistan and human disasters of Murdad 28th (August 19th) and after that,
I will present the rest of the article based on statements and memories of my
friends who have been there during the fight: Mohammad Asengaran, Selam Zaiji,
Hosain Moradbaigi, Salah Irandoost and Ebrahim Alizadeh...

On Mordad 28th (August 19th), Khomaini ordered the attack to Kurdistan, this
attack was not only an attack to Kurdistan, but an attack to accomplishments of
civilized people during the revolution of 1357 (1978). An attack to basic demands
of people in 1357 (1978) begun from Kurdistan. The Islamic flow leading by
Khomaini at 1357 and after the Shah regime was overthrown, and in absence of
Radical parties and pioneer, took over the power and begun with suppressing
those opposed the regime. Now this new government, which has taken over based
on exceptional situation was in need of making a stronger stands. Therefore, the
project of defeating the mass revolution and with “anti Islamic revolution” gets on
Khomaini and the regimes’ theorists to do list.

They have no other solution but to kill and destroy the political and radical forces
in this perseverance and permanent situation. And to accomplish this, there was a
need to rebuild the suppression forces such as Savak (militia group like Basijis
during the regime of Shah), army forces and etc. The army of sentry and the
security ministry were built during the first few years of revolution and by the
hard work of today’s “reformists” such as Mousavi, Ganji, Sazegara and
Hajjarian. Along with all of these, other suppression forces such as Basij,
Komaite, and etc, gets armed and stand in opposite of people in alleys and streets.
During this time, the heart of revolution is still beating and people have hope for
all they have been through, all the fights and pain during the time the regime of
shah was overthrown. They still gather in the alleys and streets and are speaking
of their demands, taste of freedom, equal rights, pride, and etc. It is during this
time that the ruffian thug of Hizbollah gets the duty of spraying acid on people to
take their hopes and power away. However, from the day one Kurdistan beings
with a different path!
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In all the cities of Kurdistan, the political forces along with well-known leaders
such as Sedigh Kamangar, Jafar Shahidi and Fouad Mostafa Soltani (all of these
people were killed later) in a deep opposite of the political beliefs of the Islamic
leaders announced their objection. In this situation, Kurdistan was ruled by two
different groups; Koomale and Democrat. In southern Kurdistan with the capital
of Sanandaj, basic groups or party were being organized, such as freedom and
revolution defenders and the students and teachers and etc.

Along with the city consult, alley institutions, different organizations and political
parties were organizing people and taking over the city. However, in northern
Kurdistan and due to the original base of democrat, power was in the hands of this
party which has given power of rule and organizing to the elders, Mullahs and the
headmen of the villages. In these cities, except for those involved in the democrat
party in power, not very many mass formations took place. The situation in
Kurdistan and more importantly in southern Kurdistan might have not been
different form situation in other cities in Iran at the beginning. But slowly by
tightening the ring of government limitations in the other cities, danger bell rang
for the leaders.

In addition to all these, the left parties and other socialists have move to Kurdistan
from all around Iran and in a free political atmosphere and a way from security
tensions were continuing to their activities. This free political atmosphere along
with growing left and communist parties in Kurdistan, anti capitalism and
religious had made the IRI and the righties miserable. Many publications had an
opportunity to be published and offices of different parties were everywhere.
People defined and organized themselves in different parties and groups. This
atmosphere was gone so far that the political forces of Kurdistan begun chanting
(Autonomy).

This chant didn’t mean a separation from Iran, but was used to push out the
security and army forces of regime and controlling Kurdistan by the people and
allowing political activities in a free atmosphere.
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This situation in Kurdistan made the IRI so miserable, which made the authorities
to do a major react to take control of cities and the area. Khomaini’s decision in
this situation was an attack to Kurdistan, and finally Banisadr ordered the sentry
of IRI; “do not take off your boots until the full suppression of Kurdistan”. This is
when Khomaini ordered to Jihad against the people of Kurdistan on Mordad 27th
(August 18th).

Attack to Kurdistan

The next day of Khomaini’s order, on Mordad 28th (August 19th), city of Pawa in
Kermanshah witnessed the first army attack. Thugs of the regime in different
colors; army, gendarmes, basij, comaite, hizbolah, and etc, attacked Kurdistan.
People of Kurdistan were under attack of mortar-shell, tank, machine guns, and
cannon from air and ground.

But people didn’t surrender and bravely and organized (by the political forces
such as Koomale and Democrat and for a little while parties such as Cherikhaye
Fadaee, Paikar and Razmandegan stood against the cannon, tank and the army
forces of the IRI. Everywhere in cities and villages, alleys and markets you could
see rifle-pit and brave battle of old and young, men and women against the
Khomaini’s forces.

These moments for the people of Kurdistan are full of proud memories of bravest
sons of wind and sun, which we will never forget. Vast loss of lives, and savage
attack of regime to the home and lodging of defenseless people, made the political
forces of Kurdistan that fighting within the cities can end in people massacre and
as result they decided to take the fights outside of the cities and to outside of the
villages and hilly areas to prevent the loss of more lives. This decision took place
while the fight of these groups could favor the fighters/Pishmargs (dying before
the others) of Kurdistan.
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During this time, Khalkhali got an order by Khomaini to go to Kurdistan and in

few minutes in “court of desert” execute the revolutionary youngsters in groups
without given them and opportunity to defend themselves. I

n the first execution which took place in the city of Pawa, two of our good friends
Bahman Ezati and Dr. Rashwand Sardari, which were there from Kermanshah to
help the people; were arrested and executed shortly after.

On Mordad 28th (August 19th), in the Dizel prison of Kermanshah 11 people were
executed: Abdullah Noori, Hooshang Azizi, Mahmud Mahmudi, Yadollah
Mahmudi, Hosain Shaibani, Hormoz Gorji Baiani, Mozafar Fatahi, Mohammad
Ezati, Mohammad Azizi, Azarnoosh Mahdavian and Asghar Behbood.

On Mordad 29th (August 20th) 7 other people in Pawa were executed: Haji
Afrasiab, Abdulwahab Malak Shahi, Emadodin Naseri, Abdul Karim Karimi,
Mohammad Naghshbandi, Aziz Moradm and Morad Zolfaghari.

In mariwan 9 people: Hosain Mostafa Soltani, Amin Mostafa Soltani, Ahmad Pir
Khezri (hospital employee), Hosain Pir Khezri (teacher), Faigh Azizi (member of
Mariwan consult), Ali Daastan (Pishmarg), Bahman Akhzari (Dr. and
cameraman), Jalal Nasimi and Ahmad Ghaderzadeh, all which were shoot-down.

On Shahrivar 5th 1358 (August 5th, 1979) 11 people in a historical event were
shoot-down at Sanandaj airport. In this human disaster one of the dear friends
with the name of Ahsan Nahid (Stundent of polytechnic university) who was
injured at foot was shoot at while on stretcher.

Following is the list of 11 killed at Sanandaj: Hasan Nahid, Shahriar Nahid, Jamil
Yakhchali, Naser Salimi, Abdulah Fooladi, Mozafar Niazman, Siroos
Manoochehri, Asghar Mobseri, Mozafar Rahimi, Eisa Pirvali, and Atta Zandi.
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However, KhaliL Bahrami, journalist of Ettelaat newspaper wrote:

Ayatollah Khalkhali entered Saqez yesterday and at the Saqez brigade, opened his
court of desert to investigate the case of the arrested people who are responsible
for Saqez unrest and attacked the Saqez brigade and the battalion from Sanandaj
and Kermanshah. In this session he investigated the crimes of 20 officers, graded
commission officers and civilians. Some of the officers were not presented at their
place of duty while the garrison was under attack and as result they are guilty of
cooperation with the attackers.

The shoot-down list is as follows: Ahmad Saeedi, Ghader Bahador, Ghader

Khatibi, Mohmmad Pamiri, Naser Haddadi, Rasool Amini, Mohammad Ghafari,
Naji Khorshidi, Karim Rezai; all officers, and civilians: Anwar Ardalan, Saifollah
Faizi, Ali Fkhraie, Abdullah Bahrami, Syed Hasan Ahadi, Mohammad Darvish
Nagharei, Karim Shiryani, Aboobakr Samadi,Ahmad Moghdam and Jalil
Jamalzadeh. The exeution verdict took place at Saqez.
Amongst these massacres and group executions, political activists and
revolutionaries of Kurdistan; the people of Mariwan performed an epic, which
won’t be erased from history. In summer of 1358 (1979), the revolutionary people
of Mariwan on Tir 30th and 31st until Mordad 13th to show their objection to the
crimes done by the IRI, in unity and in masses depart the city and protested at the
camp 12 kilometers away from the city. This camp became the center of political
and revolutionary resistance and had the attention of all the people in Kurdistan
and Iran and even got worldwide attention.

In defense and support the people of Mariwan, a big demonstration took place at
Baanah and Sanandaj which was organized by the people of these cities. Each
day, thousands would walk 180 kilometers and by chanting revolutionary slogans
would seek the attention of world.

The dimension of people’s protest in Mariwan was so huge, that even furthest
cities in Iran, such as Sistan va Baloochestan would send their support massages.
This move by the people of Mariwan was the connecting point in people of
Kurdistan in objecting and revealing the suppression politics of the supporters of
IRI.
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Fowad Mostafa Soltani, a leader, popular and well-known face of Koomale and
Kurdistan movement had a fundamental rule in organizing the revolutionary
people of Mariwan and their historic departure to the camp. He defended the
demands of the people of Mariwan and helped in getting their voices to the other
part of Kurdistan and Iran.

This year and in memory of historic departure of the fighter people of Mariwan,
we remember all the fights of the revolutionary people of Mariwan and also the
death friend, Fowad Mostafa Soltani because he proudly wrote a golden page in
history; of the movement and demands of the people of Kurdistan.

The historic resistance of the people of Kurdistan caused the IRI forces a major
loss. The loss was so huge that after 2 months and few days, they had to retreat
their defeated forces which were suffering due to weak organization. This defeat
and retreat made Khomaini to send a compromise message to the people of
Kurdistan. It was obvious to the lefties and Komala parties that this was just to
renew the forces and getting ready for the final attack. During this time
“ceasefire” was announced and discussion between the parties had affected the
political atmosphere in Kurdistan.
A council with the name of “council representative of Kurds” was formed to
discuss the issues and problems of the people of Kurdistan with the representative
send by the government. During these days, government authorities would come
to Kurdistan one after another to take control of the situation someway of other.

The attempt of these committees to waste time and discussion with the Democrat
party went so far, which on Azar 4th 1358 in an official statement announced:

Imam Khomaini, supreme leader of Iran

Now that some groups are attempting to force down a war of brother against
brother upon the people of Kurdistan. Imam, in a message on Aaban 26th 1358,
invited us and gave us hope to find a resolution to Kurdistan issue by discussing
the issues; we accepted this invitation and announced “ceasefire”. Now the ruler
of Iran has to decide.
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This is exactly when the Hezbe Toodeh and Fadayan who pedal in Khomaini’s
favor and would call the people of Kurdistan “traitors” and “servants of U.S.”,
announced that Army of Sepah to take over Kurdistan must be equipped and
armed heavily.

Mojahedine Khalgh, which believed in Khomaini’s leadership at the time, by the

statmemtn of Aaban 26th, stood by the IRI and against the people of Kurdistan and
in a letter to Khomaini on Isfan 1359 wrot:

Ayatollah, as you are already aware; Mojadehine Khalgh have not been involved
in any internal fight, and not only believe that military solution in response to
such situation is not fair, also we are certain that not a single godly end to these
unrest other than threatening the unity and entirety of overland. Therefore, based
on the Abban 26th statement you take care of this situation o Kurdistan. We
promise, after providing fair rights to the people of Kurdistan and distinguishing
the borders of people with us and those against us, we will fight against all those
who attempt to disturb the entirety of overland and independence of this country.

In these situations other than the lefties groups (Koomale, Paykar, Razmandegan,
and Cherikhaye Aghaliat), all the other political forces stand by the IRI or like the
democrat party were waiting to be involved in power. But IRI after a one-time
useless discussion with the “council representative of Kurds” announced they do
not recognize this committee and as result all the way to discussion and mutual
agreement were shut down and the two parties were getting ready to face one
another in the future. Regime quickly begun to strengthening the garrisons and
bases in the areas under its control and by the help of its supporters (Toode,
Aksaria and Mojahed) got ready for the final attack.

On the other side, lefties groups and parties with the leadership of Koomale,
begun with informing people and asked them for organizing and strengthening. In
this situation democrat party was still after the discussion and compromising with
the authorities and labeled the Koomale and other organization helping Koomale;
warlike, aggressive and wonderers. This continued until spring of 1359.
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On Farvardin 12th 1359, Banisadr ordered the entire army and armed forces to not
take out their boots until the final suppression of “anti IRI” and armed groups of
Kurdistan. After this order, Sanandaj was the first city which got attack by the
army forces of Iran. The army corps of IRI from southern Kurdistan and
Kermanshah went all the way to the entrance doors of Sanandaj.

People of Sanandaj by striking and sitting by the entrance of the city and the
airport stopped the forces from entering the city. These Army corps had
announced at first that they are on their way to settle at the western borders of
Iran and are not planning on attacking the city, but the informed groups such as
Koomale stood against this action and announced that the purpose of these army
corps are to suppress and kill the resistance of Kurdistan. On the other hand,
Democrat by repeating the regimes statement announced that these army groups
will not attack the city and should not be stopped. They even send some of their
forces to the place where the government army was settled; this move by the
democrat made people so angry, whichforced this party to step back from its
position. After few days the army forces begun to blockade they city from the
western Sanandaj and got in fight with Koomale and people, while democrat in
their domiciles did not take any action.

People by gathering in front of the democrat office asked them if they do not want
to help the defenseless people, they must be disarmed and let the people carry the
guns to be able to fight against the transgression. The reaction of people made
Democrat to get involved with few groups.

During 24 days of breathless fight in Sanandaj, 1000 were killed and wounded
and many were homeless. 24 days and nights Sanandaj was under attack of army
forces from air and land. Leaving and entering the city was very difficult and as
result it was almost impossible to get help from outside and medical treatment of
wounded people was not possible. It was so bad that people were not able to use
graveyards to bury their loved ones bodies, so they had to bury them in their front
yards, until on day 24th Koomale decided to get its armed forces to leave the city.
All the 24 days fight of Sanandaj took place with the leadership of Koomale and
the resistance of armed people. Democrat party did not have any role in this fight.
After this savage attack, the suppressor forces of IRI took over the city.
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After taking over Sannadaj, attack to the other cities begun one after another and
almost after 1 year of fight and bloodshed all the cities and major places were
under the control of the IRI forces.
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Below pictures were taken by Mr Razmi, in Sanandaj's airport and the place of
political prisoner's shoot down and are being presented in a higher quality for the
first time in this page
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The desire which will never die…

By : Saeed Valadbaygi
Saeed.valadbaygi@hotmail.com