Kurdish Presidency commemorates anniversary of Iraqi, Kurdish Communist Parties

Shafaq News/ Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani on Monday congratulated the Iraqi Communist Party and the Communist Party of Kurdistan–Iraq on their anniversary, commending their role in resisting dictatorship.

In an official statement, the presidency highlighted the parties’ national contributions, their “struggle against tyranny,” and their engagement in political life. It also honored past communist activists “who dedicated themselves to serving the nation and its people.”

The statement paid tribute to “the martyrs of the communist movement” and all those who sacrificed their lives for Kurdistan.

The Communist Party of Kurdistan–Iraq (CPK), founded in 1993, emerged from the Kurdish branch of the Iraqi Communist Party.