Testing the waters for popular support. Peshmerge will find many friends on the other side, but how many Persians will join the Kurds. This is likely the best moment to carve out a real home for the Kurds.
I really wonder if Azerbaijan will join in to get their own people out, too.
DelusionBuster1225 on
Can’t believe you guys are falling for this lmao. Kurds are like 5% of Iran and Sunni-Shia ratio among them is 2:1 unlike Iraq (where 98% of Kurds are Sunni) and Syria (where 95%+ of Kurds are Sunni).
vovap_vovap on
Just a few hours ago it was thousands. Are they advance backward now? And where is this guy RPG – why is he not armed properly? 🙂
Remind me again which side are the Kurds on who do they support who do people not support
albi_seeinya on
I am not sure the Kurds trust the Americans as much anymore. If I were in command of the Iranian Kurds, I would focus on securing all roads entering the Kurdistan province with checkpoints. There are relatively few roads going in and out of the region, which could make control more manageable. Kurds represent a small minority, but with sufficient arms support they could secure their borders.
The western part of the region is quite mountainous, which could help create a defensible position and complicate any Persian response. They might also gain support and reinforcements from Iraqi Kurds. It is unclear how Baghdad would react, though keeping the Persians distracted might be enough for it to turn a blind eye or even provide support.
Turkey would likely respond negatively to a more independent Kurdistan. Such a development could trigger broader conflict across the border, including a Kurdish uprising, which Turkey absolutely does not want. One major challenge is that Kurdistan is largely cut off from the rest of the world, which would make sustaining independence or prolonged resistance difficult.
Markdd8 on
Not surprised this happened. Unfortunately the big powers have never supported a Kurdistan. Turkey hates the idea. Iraq for a time tolerated some Kurdish autonomy, but appeared to reverse in 2024: *Iraqi Court’s Decision Threatens to Undermine Kurdish Autonomy*
>The country’s Supreme Court on Wednesday issued several rulings regarding the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), including one related to the autonomous region’s election law. The court ruled that KRG’s provincial election law’s article about the minority quota was deemed “unconstitutional.”
And BBC article from mid January: *Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa’s Syria*
>President Ahmed al-Sharaa has made significant advances in his efforts to unify a deeply fractured Syria, reclaiming large swathes of territory in the north-east that had been under the control of a Kurdish-led militia alliance for more than a decade.
Wouldn’t be a surprise to–once again–see the Kurds take military action to try to secure a land base. Maybe a portion of Iran should be split off for a Kurdistan. (Iran is a huge nation — nearly four times larger than Iraq.) The Kurds have just a much right to a homeland as Turks, Iraqis, and Syrians. Historically the Kurds as a political entity have been far less thuggish than several other groups and nations in the region.
PrometheanSwing on
Why are the major news outlets not reporting this?
Initial-Advice3914 on
One man’s designated terrorist organization is another man’s muscle
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No they haven’t lol
Testing the waters for popular support. Peshmerge will find many friends on the other side, but how many Persians will join the Kurds. This is likely the best moment to carve out a real home for the Kurds.
I really wonder if Azerbaijan will join in to get their own people out, too.
Can’t believe you guys are falling for this lmao. Kurds are like 5% of Iran and Sunni-Shia ratio among them is 2:1 unlike Iraq (where 98% of Kurds are Sunni) and Syria (where 95%+ of Kurds are Sunni).
Just a few hours ago it was thousands. Are they advance backward now? And where is this guy RPG – why is he not armed properly? 🙂
This seems to have been refuted:
https://x.com/azizkahmad/status/2029315912881332619?s=20
Remind me again which side are the Kurds on who do they support who do people not support
I am not sure the Kurds trust the Americans as much anymore. If I were in command of the Iranian Kurds, I would focus on securing all roads entering the Kurdistan province with checkpoints. There are relatively few roads going in and out of the region, which could make control more manageable. Kurds represent a small minority, but with sufficient arms support they could secure their borders.
The western part of the region is quite mountainous, which could help create a defensible position and complicate any Persian response. They might also gain support and reinforcements from Iraqi Kurds. It is unclear how Baghdad would react, though keeping the Persians distracted might be enough for it to turn a blind eye or even provide support.
Turkey would likely respond negatively to a more independent Kurdistan. Such a development could trigger broader conflict across the border, including a Kurdish uprising, which Turkey absolutely does not want. One major challenge is that Kurdistan is largely cut off from the rest of the world, which would make sustaining independence or prolonged resistance difficult.
Not surprised this happened. Unfortunately the big powers have never supported a Kurdistan. Turkey hates the idea. Iraq for a time tolerated some Kurdish autonomy, but appeared to reverse in 2024: *Iraqi Court’s Decision Threatens to Undermine Kurdish Autonomy*
>The country’s Supreme Court on Wednesday issued several rulings regarding the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), including one related to the autonomous region’s election law. The court ruled that KRG’s provincial election law’s article about the minority quota was deemed “unconstitutional.”
And BBC article from mid January: *Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa’s Syria*
>President Ahmed al-Sharaa has made significant advances in his efforts to unify a deeply fractured Syria, reclaiming large swathes of territory in the north-east that had been under the control of a Kurdish-led militia alliance for more than a decade.
Wouldn’t be a surprise to–once again–see the Kurds take military action to try to secure a land base. Maybe a portion of Iran should be split off for a Kurdistan. (Iran is a huge nation — nearly four times larger than Iraq.) The Kurds have just a much right to a homeland as Turks, Iraqis, and Syrians. Historically the Kurds as a political entity have been far less thuggish than several other groups and nations in the region.
Why are the major news outlets not reporting this?
One man’s designated terrorist organization is another man’s muscle