The report comes as Washington weighs support for Kurdish groups and Trump speaks with Kurdish leaders about the war with Iran.

An official from the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan (CPFIK) says Kurdish armed groups based in Iraq have already begun a military offensive against Iranian regime forces.

According to the official, Kurdish fighters affiliated with the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) began taking combat positions inside Iranian territory on Monday, March 2.

The CPFIK official said several Kurdish political and armed factions are prepared to cooperate with the U.S. and Israel.

“Most of the armed Eastern Kurdistan [Western Iran] parties are ready to work in unity and openly with the State of Israel and the USA,” he said.

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[–] 32 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I expect the US to declare peace in the coming hours only to leave the Kurds stuck in a fight by themselves.

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 8 months ago

    Wouldn't be the first time Americans have fucked Kurds over.
    I can't help but wonder what the Kurds have been promised this time, besides the obvious (autonomy, statehood, etc)

    Also, I imagine this won't sit well with a lot of the westerners who have expressed pro-Kurdish views in the past

    “The Kurds and the Jews are natural allies in the Middle East,” he said, adding that many Kurds view Israel’s establishment as proof that independence is achievable for stateless nations.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Those idiots never learn after getting backstabbed again and again.

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  • [–] 19 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    They have goals they are trying to achieve, and even with the inevitable backstab, this is one of the best times for them to achieve it.

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    [–] 26 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I24 is an israeli news outlet, so they will be putting out pro isreal propaganda, and based on reporting from dropsite news most kurdish groups have chosen to stay out of it.

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  • [–] 20 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Why do the Kurds keep falling for this?

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  • [–] 19 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Cool so in 20 years we will be bombing them?

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

    If we don't nuke everybody before then 💀

    Left a comment in the other post more cause I'm pissed off or whatever tf I am rn..

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago

    The Kurds would be crazy to think that Trump wouldn't abandon them like last time.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    PJAK are basically partisans, they might take a few posts and that's it. Peshmerga, an actual trained force is unlikely doing anything at this point. Conservative estimates for both are 1000 fighters in PJAK, 100k in Peshmerga, just to put things into perspective

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    I believe the cited Kurdish groups immediately disclaimed this. Also this is over 4 days old. There was no ground invasion.

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    [–] 46 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I really wish the Kurds the best but I have a horrible feeling it's only a matter of time before they get fucked over by the US again here...

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  • [–] 25 points 8 months ago

    Surly they remember that Trump did to the PKK last time he was in office. Please tell me they are not this stupid.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    This appears to be fake news from the US and Israel based on other sources.

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    [–] 15 points 8 months ago

    Oh bless their hearts. They are ready be hurt by American betrayal again.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    The USA wants war, so now the CIA needs a war, so now they needed an insurgency, but that takes time and we didnt make this one from the ground up. So now we need time. Time to make our public (and dumbasses all over the world tbh) believe in it. Time that we are currently creating by buying these fools to make some for us and likely to help get them/us in the door. Kurdish soldiers just popped up? Gov personnel got paid yesterday. (or 2 weeks prior) Or they're just some bought and paid for mercenary's, but their dollars come from the same black budget 'military' ledger I guarantee it.

    Fuck this political theatre bullshit, and fuck the public's lack of knowledge on how we conduct these fucking affronts and how we sell ourselves on the idea that the public is so spineless, that they have to have the idea of american superiority just to make their fucked up lives livable.(and economical, remember that the CIA protects 'our interests' (read the coward interests of our populace, amd most of all, the rich ones, cause apparently they are some stupid self fulfilling thing like "their the economic backbone of america" or some shit like it (i mean, if you sell yourself on the idea at least) (oh and you are looking for a good reason to lie to yourself everyday about what you do, or for whom, or why frankly, when you show up to work as some 'contractor' to do some kinda shit for or at the behest of, some military aligned agency, spy agency, or as a part of some strait out 'special' military operations you just KNOW isnt right at all but also sell yourself on the aforementioned idea of "protecting the public" bullshit and following chain of command (cause of fucking course why not!? Won't fuck up MY people haha! Real coward bullshit. But it makes the machine go round. So fuck some of you for that. And fuck everyone else that put up with that bullshit as a manner of being "polite" (bullshit posturing for bullshit gains in your coward ass everyday lives)

    CIA bros. Do us a solid and wake the fuck up soon. That would be good for everyone's interests. Including those aligned with yours.

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