Analysis of the Goals, Methods, Strengths, and Weaknesses of the Komala Group

The organizational structure of the Komala terrorist group, the Workers’ Branch of Iranian Kurdistan, like other Kurdish groups opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), is organized based on demographic structure, military activities, internal and external relations, and the group’s political activities. Therefore, the main purpose of this research is to identify the goals, methods, strengths, and weaknesses of the Komala organization. This research is applied and conducted using a descriptive method. Data collection was done both through library research and fieldwork, with a sample size of 40 people. According to the research findings, Komala has significant strengths, and although it has strengths, it also has weaknesses, though to a lesser extent. In terms of achieving its goals, Komala has been weakened in comparison to the IRI and currently does not have the ability to achieve its malicious goals, namely the overthrow of the regime. In terms of methods, it has also undergone fundamental changes, having abandoned previous harsh and violent methods and now focusing more on activities in cyberspace. According to the research results, Komala has 5 goals, 5 methods, 12 strengths, and 10 weaknesses. The most important goal of Komala is to gain political power and strengthen its communication system with the people. The most important method of Komala is to employ the approach Deception and rumor are based on the principles of guerrilla and psychological warfare. The most important weakness of Komala is the lack of motivation and despair in achieving organizational goals and the fear of severe attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran on their headquarters and bases, as well as the decrease in the level of popularity, legitimacy and acceptance in the Kurdish areas. The most important strength of Komala is full familiarity with the region for the infiltration of small operational groups into the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the guise of smugglers and border kulbars to carry out acts of harassment and sabotage, as well as the use of military assistance and equipment of the intelligence agencies of the Zionist regime and Turkey.