A Look from Within at the Organization of the Iranian People’s Fedai Guerrillas

A Look from Within at the Organization of the Iranian People’s Fedai Guerrillas is a book by Bahman Taghizadeh, in which he introduces the history of the splinter group to readers. The author claims that writing the history of a group that separated from the Iranian People’s Fedai Guerrillas had its own particular difficulties. This organization was secretive and armed, relying on intelligence and security systems supported by American, Israeli, and Western backers. Its members were assassinated multiple times, resulting in the permanent loss of crucial information and, in some cases, their identities. The organization’s leadership was completely destroyed in three stages, with all leaders killed, and only ten percent of more than 200 fedai guerrillas who entered covert operations remained by early 1977, controlling three or four inexperienced members of the organization. Given the unique conditions that had developed, the organizational framework in terms of hierarchy and communication was severely limited. Many rumors circulated among the remaining members and the group, suggesting that the full reality and comprehensive image were unclear. There was no trace of the organization’s brief newsletters, circulated only among teams and containing important discussions among comrades. In his book, Bahman Taghizadeh provides unique details about their operations and acquaints readers as much as possible with the ins and outs of this organization’s work.