Back الجبهة الديمقراطية الثورية لتحرير عربستان Arabic Front Démocratique Révolutionnaire pour la Libération de l'Arabistan French Fronte Democratico Rivoluzionario per la Liberazione dell'Arabistan Italian Frente Democrática Revolucionária para a Libertação do Arabistão Portuguese Демократический революционный фронт освобождения Арабистана Russian
| 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,[1][2] later morphed into the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz (ASMLA)[3] |
| Allies |  Iraq |
| Opponents |  Iran United Kingdom |
| Battles and wars | |
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]
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