Siahkal incident

The Siahkal incident (Persian: رویداد سیاهکل‎) or Siahkal movement (Persian: جنبش سیاهکل‎) refers to a guerrilla operation against 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
Date8 February 1971
Location
Siahkal County, Gilan Province, Iran
Status Decisive government victory
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 marks the beginning of the guerrilla era in Iran for most historians — an era which ended with the Islamic Revolution.[2][3]

References and notes
  1. 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.
  2. Iran Between Two Revolutions by Ervand Abrahamian, p.480
  3. Mottahedeh, Roy, The Mantle of the Prophet : Religion and Politics in Iran, One World, Oxford, 1985, 2000, p.329


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