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10 published cases matching West Asia.
Independence movements
From the 1924-1925 Iranian annexation of the autonomous Emirate of Muhammara, through the 2005 Ahvaz unrest and the founding of the separatist ASMLA, to the disputed 2018 Ahvaz military parade attack.
Independence movements
From the failed 1932 petition for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq and the 1933 Simele massacre, through the 1979 founding of the Assyrian Democratic Movement, to the 2014-2015 Islamic State attacks on Assyrian communities in Iraq and Syria and the resulting self-defence mobilization.
Independence movements
کوردستان
An umbrella hub for Kurdish political projects across several states, from the Treaty of Sèvres to the present, with separate branches for each state context.
Independence movements
From the KDPI's 1945 founding and the 1946 Republic of Mahabad, through the 1979-1983 and 1989-1996 conflicts with the Islamic Republic, to Kurdish involvement in the 2022 protests and a still-unfolding 2026 crisis.
Independence movements
From the PYD's 2003 founding and the 2012-2014 establishment of Kurdish self-administration in northern Syria (Rojava), through the autonomous administration's development, to its 2025-2026 integration into the Syrian state following the fall of the Assad government.
Independence movements
From the PKK's 1978 founding and 1984 insurgency, through Abdullah Öcalan's 1999 capture and the failed 2013-2015 peace process, to the PKK's May 2025 dissolution and July 2025 symbolic disarmament.
Independence movements
هەرێمی کوردستان
Kurdish movements in Iraq from the 1920s, the self-governing Kurdistan Region created in 1992 and recognised in 2005, and the 2017 independence referendum.
Independence movements
دولة فلسطين
From the 1947 UN Partition Plan and the 1948 Nakba, through the PLO's founding, the 1988 declaration of statehood and the 1993 Oslo Accords, to the 2012 UN observer-state upgrade and the ICJ and ICC proceedings arising from the 2023-2026 Gaza war.
Independence movements
From South Yemen's 1967 independence and 1990 unification with North Yemen, through the failed 1994 secession, to the Southern Transitional Council's formation, its 2019-2020 self-administration process, and its January 2026 rupture with Yemen's internationally recognized government.
Independence movements
From the Soviet-backed Azerbaijan People's Government of 1945-1946, through the 1996 annulment of Mahmudali Chehregani's parliamentary election and the founding of GAMOH, to the 2006 cockroach cartoon protests.