CIA Reportedly Working to Arm Kurdish Forces to Spark Uprising in Iran
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Summary
The CIA is reportedly working to arm Kurdish forces with the goal of sparking a popular uprising in Iran, according to multiple sources familiar with the plan. The Trump administration has been actively discussing military support with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq. Iranian Kurdish armed groups have thousands of forces operating along the Iraq-Iran border, primarily in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
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The Trump administration has been in active discussions with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq about providing them with military support, the sources said.
Iranian Kurdish armed groups have thousands of forces operating along the Iraq-Iran border, primarily in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
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