Iran Terrorism 2018, CIA World Factbook

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Iran Terrorism 2018

SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 28, 2018

Terrorist groups - foreign based:
Jundallah: aim(s): secure recognition of Balochi cultural, economic, and political rights and greater autonomy from the Iranian Government area(s) of operation: based in Sistan va Baluchestan Province in the southeast; targets Shia Muslims, primarily Iranian soldiers and security personnel
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) (Kongra-Gel): aim(s): establish Kurdistan, which comprises territory in northwestern Iran area(s) of operation: has maintained an operational presence under the name Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) since circa 2004; targets Iranian Government personnel, primarily in the northwest in the Kurdish-populated region; PJAK's attack tempo has ebbed since 2011

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Iran Terrorism 2018 SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES