Mullah Mustafa Barzani person
also: Mullah Banzani, Barzani, Barzani's men
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coup in Baghdad, the Kurdish autonomy seemed threatened by the Iraqis. The tribes took the field again in a partisan war in which long campaigns alienated the opposing forces. You had Mustafa Barzani, a tribal leader since 1945 that led the…
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The end of the Kurdish war would bring a more direct confrontation between Iran and Iraq, so he was not adverse to storing up trouble. The Shah offered the Kurds money and weapons to resume their fight with Iraq. Dissatisfied with Iraqi imp…
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A political associate of Nixon's told the Shah that the U.S. was willing to help the Kurds. The CIA handled the American side from their station in Tehran. Kissinger set up the Washington apparatus for the Kurdish secret war. His military a…
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Armed with this assistance, which began in August of 1972, the Kurds raised 100,000 troops, a force larger than Barzani had ever fielded before. The Kurds engaged large Iraqi forces, including their 65,000 regular army troops, with 500 tank…
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Barzani thought this was a good idea. The White House, unfortunately, did not. On October 16, 1973, Kissinger instructed the director of the CIA to tell the Kurds not to attack, and Barzani followed the orders. Because, again, their whole i…
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For the Shah, the Kurds were but a card to play in his dealing with Iraq. After the October War, Tehran and Baghdad bridged some of their differences, leading to an agreement in March 1975. Simultaneously, the Shah halted his aides to the K…
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The Iraqis attacked the Kurds. On March 10th, the Kurds sent an anguished appeal to the CIA. Our people's fate in unprecedented danger, complete destruction hanging over our head. No explanation for all of this. We appeal to you, the U.S. g…
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situation deftly in a way which will avoid giving the Kurds the impression that we are abandoning them, they will likely go public. Iran's action has not only shattered their political hopes, it endangers the lives of thousands, unquote. Ki…
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Barzani died in 1979, but his sons and their allies live on and have long memories. Barzani, B-A-R-Z-A-N-I, was one of the guys that came to a dinner to honor General Garner when I was there. I actually have a picture of him, one of the son…
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Kurds cooperated with the Russians to set up a short-lived republic in northern Iran. After the 1958 coup in Baghdad, the Iraqi government began cutting back Kurdish autonomy. The tribes took the field into a partisan war in which long camp…
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The Shah of Iran feared the end of the Kurdish war would bring more direct confrontation between Iran and Iraq. He stirred up trouble for the Iraqi government by then in the hands of Saddam Hussein, thanks to us. The Shah offered money and …
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The Kurds were tempted but also distrusted the Shah. Barzani would consider the Shah's offer only with a U.S. guarantee that Iran would not cut off the Kurdish resistance. In March 1972, Jordanian King Hussein forwarded Barzani's request fo…
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Barzani thought this was a good idea and asked Washington about it. The CIA opposed any move. On October 16, 1973, Henry Kissinger instructed the CIA director to tell the Kurds not to attack. Barzani relented. Kissinger's response thus flew…
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Schlesinger had left and William Colby was the boss. He argued against any increase in the aides to the Kurds. Kissinger viewed Colby as an isolated voice among the multitudes who agreed the Kurds would be unable to defeat the Iraqis at the…
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Kissinger accused the CIA secret warriors of dragging their feet on a program while acknowledging that this moment, in fact, provided the opportunity for a real review of the program. Kissinger admits that he was too preoccupied with other …
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auxiliary troops into Iraq to fight in Peshmerga uniforms. Then Director Colby warned that Barzani's headquarters and best supply route to Iran was being threatened by Iraqi advances. Colby advised cutting back the CIA had already given the…
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stopped free passage for CIA arms shipments, and closed his border to Barzani's Peshmerga. The next day, the Iraqis began a full-scale offensive. On March 10th, the Kurds sent CIA an anguished appeal. Our people's fate is in unprecedented d…
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to intervene according to your promises. Barzani also sent a personal letter to Kissinger, who was now Secretary of State, in addition to his White House post. Quote, we feel that the U.S. has a moral and political responsibility towards ou…