Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan

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Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan
IdeologyArab nationalism
StatusSided with Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War,[1][2] later morphed into the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz (ASMLA)[3]
AlliesIraq Iraq
Opponents Iran
Battles and wars

The Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA;

Arabic: الجبهة الديمقراطية الثورية لتحرير عربستان, al-Jabha al-dīmuqrāṭiyya al-thawriyya li-taḥrīr ‘Arabistān) was an Arab militant group campaigning for the independence of the largely Arab-populated Khuzestan province in Iran,[4][5] founded in 1979 as a splinter group of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Ahwaz (PFLA). It is most famous for the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London, United Kingdom. It was led by Arab nationalist Oan Ali Mohammed, who was killed during the siege by British SAS operatives. The group was supported by Iraq under Saddam Hussein.[6]

History

The DRFLA was originally a splinter group of the

Operation Nimrod to free the hostages. After negotiations with the Arab militants became bogged down, the Special Air Service stormed the building and killed the DRFLA leader, Oan Ali Mohammed, along with all but one of the other militants while suffering no fatalities themselves. Iran's government accused Britain of having organized the occupation of the embassy, boosting anger and mistrust.[9] After this incident, the DRFLA did not take part in any major militant attacks and remained largely inactive until the 1980 Iraqi invasion of Iran, where they sided with Iraq as open belligerents in the ensuing Iran–Iraq War. The DRFLA played an effective role in supporting the Iraqi invasion and harassing Iranian troops,[6] and has participated in the 1980 battle of Khorramshahr which resulted in an Iraqi victory and capture of the city of Khorramshahr by Iraqi forces.[10] The group has been defunct since 1980, with its spiritual successor being the currently-active Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz
(ASMLA).

References

  1. ISBN 9781107062290
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  2. ISBN 9781137267788.[permanent dead link
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  3. ^ "Refworld | Iraqi Militants Encourage People of Khuzestan to Launch Jihad against Iran".
  4. ISBN 978-3-319-94406-7
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  5. ISBN 978-1-317-45152-5
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    ISBN 978-0-8108-6311-8
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  7. ^ Ward, p.231-4
  8. ^ Economic Consequences of the Revolution in Iran: A Compendium of Papers. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1980. p. 223.
  9. ISBN 978-981-16-2874-0
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  10. ^ "روایت تنها بازمانده "دژ" خرمشهر از سقوط تا آزادی". Farda News. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-26. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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