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Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan

Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan

1979–1980 Arab separatist group in Iran

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The Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan was an Iranian Arab militant group campaigning for the independence of the largely Arab-populated Khuzestan province in Iran, 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.

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