The Siahkal incident (Persian: رویداد سیاهکل) or Siahkal movement (Persian: جنبش سیاهکل) refers to a guerrilla operation against the Pahlavi government organized by Iranian People's Fadaee Guerrillas that happened near Siahkal town in Gilan on February 8, 1971. The guerrillas attacked a gendarmerie post at Siahkal, killing three policemen and freeing two previously arrested guerrillas.
| Siahkal incident | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of events leading to the Iranian Revolution | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas |
 Imperial State of Iran | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Jungle group |
Gendarmerie Imperial Army Shahrbani SAVAK | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 13 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 KIA, 11 executed | 3 KIA | ||||||
Thirteen men were convicted and executed for the incident, including two who were in prison at the time.[1]
The event marked the beginning of the guerrilla era in Iran for most historians — an era which ended with the Islamic Revolution.[2][3]
References and notes
edit- ^ Andrew Scott Cooper (9 August 2011). The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East. Simon and Schuster. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-1-4391-5517-2.
- ^ Iran Between Two Revolutions by Ervand Abrahamian, p.480
- ^ Mottahedeh, Roy, The Mantle of the Prophet : Religion and Politics in Iran, One World, Oxford, 1985, 2000, p.329
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