US media: Sources say the CIA is trying to provide weapons to Kurdish forces to incite an uprising
CNN.com reported on March 3: Multiple sources told CNN that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran.
The report said that sources stated the Trump administration has been actively discussing providing military support to Iranian opposition groups and Iraqi Kurdish leaders.
The report said that Iranian Kurdish armed groups have thousands of troops operating along the Iraq-Iran border, mainly in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Since the war began, several organizations have issued public statements indicating imminent action and urging the Iranian army to defect. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been targeting Kurdish groups and on Tuesday stated that it has targeted Kurdish forces with hundreds of drones.
The report said that according to an Iranian Kurdish senior official, on Tuesday, US President Trump had a conversation with Mustafa Hijri, chairman of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI). KDPI is one of the organizations supported by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The report said that the Iranian Kurdish senior official told CNN that Iranian Kurdish opposition forces are expected to participate in ground operations in western Iran in the coming days.
"We believe we have a big chance now," the source said when explaining the timing of the operation. The source added that the militias expect support from the United States and Israel.
The original title of the report was "CIA working to provide weapons to Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say."
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