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The Kurdish Socialist Democratic Party is a minor left-wing political group operating in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The party was founded in 1976 by a band of socialists led by Saleh Yousefi, a Kurdish newspaper owner and political activist. maintains a Peshmerga force under its direct command, which was most recently involved in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq. The party is currently led by Mohammed Haji. The party has espoused support for an independent and socialist Kurdistan.