Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan

Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan
Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan
	Flag used by the group
Leader	Oan Ali Mohammed †
Dates of operation	1979–1980
Motives	Secession from Iran, formation of an Arab state of Arabistan
Active regions	Khuzestan, Iran
Ideology	Arab nationalism
Status	Sided with Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War, later morphed into the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz (ASMLA)
Allies	Iraq
Opponents	Iran
Battles and wars	Khuzestan uprising; Iranian Embassy siege; Iraqi invasion of Iran;
	Preceded by; Popular Front of the Liberation of Ahwaz

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 Iranian 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]

^ Murray, Williamson; Woods, Kevin M. (2014-09-04). The Iran-Iraq War: A Military and Strategic History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107062290.
^ Johnson, Rob (2010-11-24). The Iran-Iraq War. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137267788.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Refworld | Iraqi Militants Encourage People of Khuzestan to Launch Jihad against Iran".
^ Ali, Luman (2018-07-19). British Diplomacy and the Iranian Revolution, 1978-1981. Springer. p. 211. ISBN 978-3-319-94406-7.
^ Ciment, James (2015-03-10). World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era. Routledge. p. 847. ISBN 978-1-317-45152-5.
^ Sloan, Stephen; Anderson, Sean K. (2009-08-03). Historical Dictionary of Terrorism. Scarecrow Press. pp. 145–146. ISBN 978-0-8108-6311-8.

[1] Murray, Williamson; Woods, Kevin M. (2014-09-04). The Iran-Iraq War: A Military and Strategic History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107062290.

[2] Johnson, Rob (2010-11-24). The Iran-Iraq War. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137267788.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Refworld | Iraqi Militants Encourage People of Khuzestan to Launch Jihad against Iran".

[4] Ali, Luman (2018-07-19). British Diplomacy and the Iranian Revolution, 1978-1981. Springer. p. 211. ISBN 978-3-319-94406-7.

[5] Ciment, James (2015-03-10). World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era. Routledge. p. 847. ISBN 978-1-317-45152-5.

[:0-6] Sloan, Stephen; Anderson, Sean K. (2009-08-03). Historical Dictionary of Terrorism. Scarecrow Press. pp. 145–146. ISBN 978-0-8108-6311-8.

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