Iranian Civil War

The Iranian Civil War was a civil war in Iran that lasted between 1953 to 1957. The main combatants were the Royalists who supported the Shah, the Communist Tudeh Party, Democratic forces supporting Prime Minister Mosaddegh, and Islamist fundamentalists. The civil war began after the Anglo-German endorsed Shah unsuccessfully attempted to depose his Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, leading to the American-backed National Front to come into direct conflict with Imperial forces. Despite attempts to calm the situation, open warfare broke out between the two factions and in the chaos the Italian-backed Islamists sought to take advantage, while Communists in the Tudeh Party also hoped to gain with help from the ADPR, Kurdistan, Transcaucasian remnants and Turkmenistan.
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