Chapter 396: Intrigue between allies
Victor, destined to become an unsung hero, entered Erbil after Tehran's change of identity, and as an autonomous Kurdish region, Erbil suffered far less damage than before, because Erbil immediately declared a state of neutrality in the early days of the US invasion of Iraq. Neither mixed into the camp of the US military, nor will it take the Saddam Hussein army, but generally speaking, under the instigation of the Soviet Union, they choose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, to see who will become the victor in the end.
Of course, it is impossible for the Soviet Union to support tanks in a high-standard situation, at most support some anti-tank rocket launchers and shoulder-fired anti-aircraft rockets, and carry out guerrilla warfare mediation with the Americans.
There is also a strong divide of opinion between Shiites and Sunnis, with some Shiites supporting cooperation with the U.S. military, some Shiites and Sunnis choosing to unite against the invading U.S. military, and the more extreme Sunnis seeing Shiites and U.S. forces as equal enemies in order to maintain their dominance.
As the Shiites in the six southern provinces declared their independence one after another, Saddam Hussein suddenly felt that he had lost his momentum. The Republican Guard and Saddam Hussein's death squad have so far not given up resistance and fighting behind enemy lines, which has caused some headaches for the US military.
Dressed as a Kurd, Victor stood in front of a small, inconspicuous house, and he was pushed into the cabin. Inside, there are religious furnishings, several bearded men sitting cross-legged, and they are surrounded by guards armed with Kalashnikov rifles.
"Hello, Victor, my friend, I didn't expect to meet you here." The bearded man sitting on one side stood up and walked towards Victor.
"Long time no see. Mr. Ocalan. Victor smiled and hugged him, and even he himself was surprised that the leader of the Turkish Workers' Party actually appeared in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish Autonomous Region, and it seemed that after Saddam Hussein lost power, everyone wanted a share of the pie in Iraq.
During the previous PKK riots in the east, Viktor was an arms supplier to Öcalan. The two also formed a friendship because they knew each other's identities, so Ocalan did not shy away from speaking in front of Victor, and in fact he was eager to let the Soviets know about the anti-American and pro-Soviet movements of the Kurds in Iraq, in exchange for more military support.
The PKK armed forces have now expanded to 13,000 soldiers and have spread throughout the rural areas of eastern Turkey, establishing extensive bases. In the next step, we will send 2,000 soldiers into Iraq for actual combat training and accumulate rich experience. ”
Victor laughed a little when he heard that he had accumulated a lot of experience, and said so much. Isn't it hoped that the trials of war will be used to raise an elite army to fight against the Turkish government? Of course, Victor will not break this, in fact, the Soviet Union does need the Kurdistan Workers' Party to disgust the Turkish government, which has been feuding with each other for hundreds of years, and does not care who subverts whom.
Victor subconsciously touched the briefcase, which also contained a list of weapons.
"Although we have a different philosophy from the Kurdish autonomous region in Iraq, all Kurds have the same goal, which is to create a Kurdish state, which we have been wandering for too long. It's time to build a stable and strong regime. ”
Victor just smiled and watched Ocalan's impassioned tirade without making any comments. How could the USSR allow the Kurds to build a Kurdistan. He allows the Kurds of Turkey and Iraq to fight for independence, but he will never allow the Kurds of Iran and Syria to follow along.
"Our weapons are already on the way, the Kurds will build up a huge armed force, and when the time comes, whether it is Shiites or Sunnis, if they want to take control of Iraq, they will try to win over the Kurds first." Victor sat down and had a cordial conversation with Ocalan. He turned to the other Kurdish elders and said, "And I have a reluctant request, I hope you can communicate with the Kurdish elders. ”
"What's the matter?" Ocalan leaned his ear over and asked in a low voice. Ocalan had owed Victor a favor before, and now he wanted to be able to pay it back.
"There is an American who sells a lot of weapons in Anbar province. And they are inciting local ultra-Sunnis against the Kurds, have you heard about this? And according to the information provided by the KGB, he is now in the territory of the Kurds, and wants to sell arms to Kurdish forces, and by the way, provoke a war. ”
"Guys from the CIA?" Ocalan asked, he is also very concerned about the Americans sowing discord on Kurdish territory, and if they want to establish Kurdistan, the first person to fight for is the people of the Kurdish autonomous region in Iraq. And the communism that the PKK believes in is contrary to religious principles, and there is no guarantee that the CIA will not instigate it.
"Yes, his name is Simien." Victor replied, and when he looked at Öcalan's solemn face, he knew that his plan had succeeded. He wanted to use Öcalan to get rid of Shimien and then shift the blame to the PKK. For the KGB, Ocalan was also a dangerous time bomb, as his ambition to establish a Kurdish crescent was at odds with Soviet strategy.
So in the future, when necessary, Victor will definitely be the first to betray him. No matter how close the honeymoon period of cooperation between the two parties is now.
"Well, I'll ask the elders of the Kurdi Autonomous Region to release the news, and I'll let you know as soon as there's information about that person."
"I have a reluctant request by the way, when the time comes, can you hand him over to me to deal with? Of course, we will not treat our allies badly, and the next shipment of Kalashnikov rifles and RPGs will be in return for the delivery of them to me. ”
Ocalan didn't care about the lives of any CIA personnel, but when he heard that Victor was willing to repay a batch of munitions, a mysterious smile appeared on his lips, and the most important thing that the fighters who had entered the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq from the Turkish border now lacked was weapons. And Victor's gift just made up for this embarrassing situation.
"Of course there is no problem, my friend." Ocalan said with a smile. (To be continued.) )