davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 days agoCIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources saywww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down11
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkCIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources saywww.cnn.comdavel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarecornishon@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·9 days agoNot the first time, and the Kurds always came back for more.
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 days 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