The People’s Fedai Guerrillas , also known as the Dehghani faction after its leader Ashraf Dehghani, is an persian communist organization that split from the Organization of People’s Fedai Guerrillas (OIFPG) in 1979, dropping the word “organization” from its name.Dehghani broke away from the OIFPG when she accused it of deviating from the strategy of guerrilla warfare. From the early days of Revolution, the group claimed to be the “sole genuine communist organization” and opposed the Islamic Republic.
After a long and elaborated planning by the Shah’s secret police SAVAK on June 29, 1976 the safe house where he and a number of members of cadres of OIPFG were captured alive. He was shot dead while on the roof seemingly trying to make his escape from the ambush. Following this incidence the OIPFG only managed to survive with minimal activities until the 1978-79 revolution took place. Two pamphlets written by Ashraf have been published: “A three-year Review”, and “An Analysis of One Year of Urban and Mountain Guerrilla Warfare: How did the Siahkal Insurrection Begin?
