Secret Iranian war plan captured by Kurds

[seemslikeadream]

http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc082607DZO.html

An alleged secret Iranian war plan outlines aggressive military operations in coordination with the Turkish army to capture Kurdish land in northern Iraq to create a buffer zone, Kurdish sources close to the PKK says. The primary objective is to sabotage a possible blitz by American ground troops into Iran. The information was disclosed by a dissident Iranian military official.

The Iranian pretext for the offensive into southern Kurdistan will be to root out and destroy PKK forces along the border with eastern Kurdistan.

“Iran has since last year tested the territorial integrity of Iraq and the KRG with incursions into south Kurdistan. The areas along Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq bordering Iran have been shelled by Iranian artillery and raiders have conducted one-day operations several kilometers into what is officially Iraqi territory. The Iraqi and American silence has encouraged them and they’re continuing to push the limits,” a PKK-source told DozaMe.org.

The Iraqi and American silence has embroiled KRG who has sent Iran several diplomatic notes warning them against any military adventure in southern Kurdistan .

THE PLAN

The operations will start with an offensive against PKK’s military units, but the real aim will be to capture border areas to push a possible American front further from the official Iranian border.

Turkey will give air support to Iranian ground troops with attack helicopters. The Turkish helicopters will lift and land in Urmiye. A small number of Turkish special forces consisting of privates and NCO’s will act as tactical support, advising invading Iranian troops. Turkish officers will remain in Operational HQ’s on Iranian soil coordinating the Turkish troops embedded into the Iranian army. Turkish troops will wear Iranian uniforms or Kurdish pro-Iranian paramilitary uniforms.

[Selatius]

1. It's like the powder keg in Europe before World War One.

Except this time we call them Kurds, not Serbs.

[WillyT]

3. Yep...

:scared:

[Cha]

10. Iran is a big

country!

[HereSince1628]

2. That is SO convenient. Maybe too convenient?

But why should I be skeptical? It's not like war in that region is based on phoney evidence or anything like that.

[alfredo]

4. I think I've seen this movie before. I wonder if Chalibi is behind this/

[seemslikeadream]

8. Where is Judith Miller's best friend

[alfredo]

9. One place he is not, but should be: Prison.

[Blackhatjack]

5. This is as bad as it gets for US troops stationed in Iraq....

we are in a no-win situation as long as we have US troops in Iraq.

The whole world is going to see the US 'abandon' the Kurds once again.

Pull Iran and Turkey into an all out fight with the Kurds, oh my....

[Old and In the Way]

6. Probably written in English, too.

So it can be easier for the Western readers to comprehend what Iran is planning.

[seemslikeadream]

7. English

:thumbsup:

[mmonk]

11. Turkey and Iran together.

Iran supporting an insurgency against pro-Iranian leaders in Iraq. Some things seem quite strange.

[Warren Stupidity]

12. After 1.5 seconds of consideration:

Bullshit

This is war drum banging disinformation.

[BornagainDUer]

13. kick

[seemslikeadream]

14. Turkish military issues warning

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2968617

Turkish military issues warning
Posted by demoleft on Mon Aug-27-07 03:57 PM

Source: Al Jazeera

The chief of Turkey's military has said that secularism is under attack by "centres of evil".

The warning came one day before the expected election to the presidency of Abdullah Gul, the candidate of the ruling AK Party who has a background in political Islam.

General Yasar Buyukanit said in a note on the military's website: "Our nation has been watching the behaviour of separatists who cannot digest the unitary structure of the Turkish Republic and centres of evil who are trying to systematically erode the country's secular structure."

He said the army will not "be deterred by such attacks" and will continue to defend the basic tenets of the republic set out by the country's founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923.


Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1DD1277F-7066-4C29-A0C9-C3821415E76A.htm


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And BBC too, Turkish army issues new warning,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6965806.stm
'Gen Yasar Buyukanit did not name those who were "trying to corrode the secular nature of the Turkish Republic".'

Not good omen for the next future. I hope for rational and balanced management of this passage in Turkey.

[dajoki]

15. If this alleged secret plan...

has any credence I certainly hope our Intel agencies are on top of this. We will be in an even bigger mess than we are already. Our troops are like sitting ducks now, if this is true we won't have a chance. BRING THEM HOME ALREADY!!