Ka cika wannan jumlar: Gwamnati ta amince da 'yan Azerbaijan da ke yankin kuma sun mallaki garin a siyasa da zamantakewa, wanda hakan ya daɗa ga tashin hankali na ƙabilanci a garin.
Keɓewar Kurdawa da buƙatun siyasa na Kurdawa sun kasance tushen damuwa ga Azerbaijanis, suna tsoron rasa tasiri a yankin. A watan Afrilun 1979, bayan Juyin Juya Halin Iran, kabilun biyu sun yi arangama a garin kuma an kashe mutane 100 zuwa 300. Dalilin rikice-rikicen shi ne yanayin siyasa mai sassaucin ra'ayi a cikin kasar wanda ya tura Kurdawa su yi burin samun mulkin kai. Sabuwar gwamnatin ta kara daukar 'yan Shi'a na Azerbaijani a cikin kungiyar masu tsaron juyin juya halin Musulunci wacce ta ci gaba da kashe Kurdawan da ke kusa da Qarna, Qalat da Egriqash.