davel@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoCIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources saywww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkCIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources saywww.cnn.comdavel@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarecornishon@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 months agoNot the first time, and the Kurds always came back for more.
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoYeah this keeps happening since at least since the first Gulf War, when Bush Sr. encouraged them to rebel, telling them the US had their backs, but then did nothing and allowed Hussein’s forces to mow them down from helicopters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Iraqi_uprisings#U.S._non-intervention_controversy
Not the first time, and the Kurds always came back for more.
Yeah this keeps happening since at least since the first Gulf War, when Bush Sr. encouraged them to rebel, telling them the US had their backs, but then did nothing and allowed Hussein’s forces to mow them down from helicopters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Iraqi_uprisings#U.S._non-intervention_controversy