In late 1970s, firing mortar shells on cities and villages was commonly used by armed terrorists, especially in western and northwestern Iran.
According to a news published in Kayhan newspaper on September 16, 1980, armed terrorists fired 9 mortar shells into the city of Shahindezh, killing two, including a woman. Also Yangiabad and Abbas Bolaqi villages came under heavy fire by militants.
Gunmen affiliated with Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) killed a number of civilians and burned their bodies without compunction in northwestern Iran.
According to a news published in Ettela’at Daily on September 2, 1979, KDP gunmen took passengers of a minibus hostage on the road between Jaldian and Piranshahr. Two women and 3 children were among the hostages. The hostage-takers opened fire on an Army truck while they were transferring the hostages, killing 3 privates in the truck. They
According to a news published by Jomhouri Eslami and Ettela’at newspapers on August 4, 1980, a number of armed assailants wielding heavy and small arms launched an attack on Gendarmerie of Godneshin, Urmiā, but faced with fierce resistance and retreated. The assailants then took hostage a villager in Bāleqchi. The armed standoff left one dead.
Three of five powerful sound bombs were exploded in Company Passage in Berlin alley, killing at least 6, including four women and a child, and injuring 100 more. Five stores were destroyed and 50 others were damaged. Furqan took responsibility for the bombings. Simultaneously, three other groups took credit for the blasts. The news of the blasts was published in Jomhouri Eslami, Ettela’at and Kayhan newspapers on July 23 and 24, 1980.
Members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization had resorted to violence against innocent civilians long before July 1981. Hundreds of documents have listed the group’s armed clashes with people and law enforcement forces since the early days of Islamic Revolution. According to a news published in Ettela’at Daily on April 17, 1980, members of the MeK started an armed clash outside the Alavi mosque in Khorramabad’s Lorestan province, in which an eleven-year-old boy sustained severe head injuries
Violent terrorists have been always against any democratic processes. During the August 1979 elections in Iran, members of Fadaiyan-e Khalq Guerrillas resorted to violence and attacked the polling stations. A news published on August 6, 1979, in Jomhouri Eslamic Daily reads:
A group of Fadaiyan-e Khalq Guerrillas’ advocates staged a rally to seize the ballot boxes. The rally turned violent and the protesters attacked innocent civilians, injuring several people. They stormed the office of the
From day one the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization has been widely hated by almost all Iranians which led the group to resort violence to obtain its long-dreamt goal of taking power in Iran.
According to a news published on July 7, 1979 in Jomhouri Eslami Daily, people attacked MeK’s headquarters in Qom protesting their presence and urging the closure of their office, where they kept illegal firearms.
The news reads:
“For the third time in a week, IRGC training center has been attacked and some
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of head of Basij Force in Katalom, a city in the Central District of Ramsar County, Mazandaran Province, in 1983.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 181 of the Mojahed Magazine, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for eleven terrorist operations, during one week of 1982.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 134 of the Journal of Mujahid, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a document for its bravely operations, between Dec 30
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a bank robbery in Hamadan, The capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran, in 1982.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 130 of the Mujahid Journal, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a report of its “revolutionary
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of two revolutionary guard corps members in Hamedan in 1982.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 130 of the Mujahid Journal, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a report of its “revolutionary
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a news vendor in Hamedan in 1982.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 130 of the Mujahid Journal, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a report of its “revolutionary operations” in “cutting the
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a housebuilding CEO in Arak, the Markazi Province of Iran, in 1982.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 130 of the Mujahid Journal, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a report of its “revolutionary
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of citizens in Tehran, in 1982.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 129 of the Mujahid Journal, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a report of its “revolutionary operations” in “cutting the fingers of
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a barber in Tehran, in 1982.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 129 of the Mujahid Journal, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a report of its “revolutionary operations” in “cutting the fingers of
The Mujahedeen-e Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a fruit seller in Tehran, in 1982.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 129 of the Mujahid Journal, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a report of its “revolutionary operations” in “cutting the
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of head of Basij Force in Ramsar, in 1983.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 181 of the Mujahid Journal, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a document for its bravely operations, on December 1
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Nahavandd’s Prosecutor in 1983.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 182 of the Journal of Mujahid, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a document for its bravely operations, on December 5, 1983, an
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a shopkeeper in Isfahan, in 1983.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in No. 181 of the Mujahid Journal, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to this news that the MKO’s publication has referred to it as a document for its bravely operations, on October 3, 1983, an
The Mujahedeen-e Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of at least 6 officers of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in North of Kurdistan Province of Iran, in 1983.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group has made the confession in a news published in No. 166 of the Journal of Mujahid, the group’s main press organ during early years of the 80s.
According to the confession, on August 8