Learning from the Past: Kurdish People in Syria Advise Kurdish People in Iran Not to Cooperate with the United States
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Reuters reports that Kurdish people in Syria warn Kurdish people in Iran not to cooperate with the United States against the Iranian government.
Kurdish people in Syria, drawing on their own experiences, warn their Kurdish compatriots in Iran that they will ultimately be abandoned by the United States. It is reported that Iranian Kurdish armed forces stationed in northern Iraq have recently been in talks with the U.S. to discuss whether and how to attack security forces in western Iran. Meanwhile, Kurdish people in Syria have warned their Kurdish counterparts in Iran not to cooperate with the U.S. government.
Saad Ali, a Kurdish person from northeastern Syria, said: "I hope Kurdish people in Iran do not ally with the United States, because the United States will abandon them. If the United States reaches an agreement with Iran tomorrow, they will eliminate you. Don't repeat our mistakes."
In January this year, the new regime in Syria launched a military operation against the Kurdish people in Syria, significantly reducing the territory they controlled, effectively defeating the Kurdish armed forces. The Kurdish people in Syria have always relied on U.S. assistance, but this time, the U.S. did not take any action to support its allies.
On March 8, it was reported that Kurdish people in Iraq decided to remain neutral and not take sides with the United States and Israel in the Iran conflict. Axios News published a statement from a representative of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government, which stated that one of the reasons for making this decision was a lack of trust in the United States, fearing that the U.S. might stop providing support at some point.
Kurdish officials said: "We have faced a trust crisis before, and we don't want the situation to deteriorate further. If the current Iranian regime stabilizes, who will protect us?"
Various parties in the region are skeptical about the possibility of a change in Iran's leadership.
A representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government said: "We remain neutral because we cannot fully understand the direction of U.S. policy. Is this a shift in the U.S. policy or just a change in leadership?"
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