Many Iranian Kurds joining Peshmerga
The Silent War: Iranian Kurds are fleeing persecution from their homeland. But making the perilous journey to Iraq is only the first step in their dream of a secular, democratic Iran: for many, the next step is joining the Peshmerga. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... In the mountains of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan is the heavily guarded military base of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan - a left-wing Revolutionary Party branded a terrorist group by the Iranian government. It s a magnet for young Iranian Kurds who risk everything to make the perilous trek from the Islamic Republic in order to join the peshmerga - the military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan: we asked for our rights. instead we got bullets in the head , says one student recruit who escaped from Tehran. Many of the recruits are women escaping Iran s oppressive gender rules. Women have no rights. I didn t come here for myself. I came here for my friends. To free them , says one recruit. Komala says it wants to help establish a secular Iran. People come to be peshmerga from a society ruled by the Iranian regime. It s collapsed educationally, socially and economically. Komala is trying to give them back their identity , says one peshmerga leader. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8048 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpi... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictu... Visit our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/JourneymanPi... BBC Arabic – Ref. 8048
