Chapter 73 Crisis (4)
We say that imperialism is very vicious, that is, its nature cannot be changed. The imperialists will never put down their butcher's knife, and they will never become Buddhas until their demise.———**.
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The entire international community unexpectedly divided the recent events in northern Iraq into two voices. Although the Western country, which is the United States, did not directly express its support for the Kurds' actions, but only remained silent, many Western media outlets jumped out to waving flags and shouted for the Kurds. These media reports turned a deaf ear to the tragedy in Mosul and did not report it. However, they made great comments on the establishment of the Kurds, a model of brave behavior of those who pursue freedom.
CNN stated: Recently, in northern Iraq, the Kurdish people in the Kurdistan region have bravely begun their own actions to pursue their own freedom and democracy. Iraq's rule in the region has been replaced by local people. It is time for the international community to face up to these calls for freedom.
Federal German "Spiegel Weekly" said: Iraq's Saddam ZF's high-pressure policies in ethnic minority areas have finally reaped bitter fruits. The local people have risen to resist tyranny. This incident shows that the democratic process in the Middle East has entered a new stage, and Iraqi ZF is currently helpless. However, according to well-informed sources, Saddam may mobilize troops to suppress local civilians!
At this time, Mosul was already in chaos, and the commander of the Infantry Regiment of the 36th Infantry Division, which had been stationed in Mosul, suddenly surrendered to the Kurdish rebels, which made the entire region worse. The Iranian army was still gathering on the border of Iran on a large scale as planned. Iran, which has five times the Iraqi population, quickly organized a 6th army unit with its strong human resources. Although the 6th army was poorly equipped, lacked technical weapons such as tanks, artillery and rigorously trained soldiers, it was still a terrible deterrent force in terms of quantity.
There are Kurds who cause trouble inside, and there are Iranian troops outside, and international public opinion and ZF put huge pressure on them, but all this is not as important as the safety of that person!
Kusey; Abdullah, the Babylonian Eagle, the actual ruler and controller of Iraq, and the soul of the Southern Legion, was lying in the special care unit of the Republic Hospital, unconscious!
After Liu Ming's accident, Hanam Aziz, Ibrahim, Barzan and Ramadan, who came from the south, formed the temporary supreme command organization. They mobilized the best doctors and equipment to rescue Liu Ming. After a major operation, Liu Ming was still unconscious. Only then did everyone realize that compared to internal and external troubles, this was the biggest crisis they faced.
Saudi Princess Kasina immediately rushed over from the south and rushed to the ward to accompany Liu Ming as soon as possible. No one could take her away from Liu Ming. Hanam; although Aziz was also worried, she could not leave her post because she was in the North-South Group, her position was very important and needed to reconcile the conflicts between the two sides and ensure the smooth progress of things. So although she felt a little sad, she could not help but continue to work hard.
The biggest problem they face at present is to treat the rebellion in the north. According to the news sent back from the front, the form has deteriorated extremely. After the 36th Infantry Division Infantry Regiment stationed in Mosul, the Kurdish rebels became more and more arrogant. Not only did they harm the people in Mosul, but they also openly slaughtered the banner of "Islamic Kurdistan Republic" and publicly declared independence.
Several members of the Supreme Command had a fierce argument over the issue.
"I think troops should be sent to suppress the riot immediately. Allah is above, and those Kurds dare to rebel openly? This is simply an act of splitting the country directly and is absolutely intolerable!!" Barzan said angrily, his face flushed red.
"But - Western countries now know what's going on. If we dispatch heavy troops to suppress it, it may cause extremely bad consequences internationally!" Ramadan hesitated for a moment and lowered his head and said.
"What, do you let those thugs go and let them be independent?" Barzan asked.
"Of course not, but the political issue is not that simple! I think that while sending troops to deter them, we can make appropriate concessions, such as improving their level of autonomy, and strengthening financial support for them, so that they can use force as a backing, forcing them to give up unrealistic fantasies!" Ramadan replied.
"What about your opinion? Commander Ibrahim?" Hanam, who had been silent, asked suddenly.
"I don't have any better ideas. I just want to remind you that the current Iranians have millions of troops on the border are likely to launch a large-scale national offensive against us in the near future! Therefore, we will not have too many troops involved in the southern bandit suppression operation!" Ibrahim said.
"What? What do you mean, the troops on the front cannot move?" Hanam; Aziz asked, her eyebrows frowned.
"Not only the troops on the front cannot move, but the Ninth Legion cannot use them either! It is our strategic reserve and mobile force. If the Iranians really invade and break through the defense line, the consequences without the reserve team will be unimaginable." Ibrahim said seriously.
"So can we still use the troops? Should we let the People's Division attack these militants?" Ramadan suspected that he had heard it wrong. You should know that there were Kurdish defenders and a regular army of a reorganized regiment surrendered them. Such a powerful force kidnapped residents of a city as hostages and then defended them based on the city. It was not an easy thing to conquer them.
"I just think about this from the perspective of the front commander. At the same time, we must also think about whether all northern troops are stable now? You must know that the Republican Guard has actually surrendered to the enemy in a whole regiment. What is going on? Is there anyone who should be in charge? Should there be a method?" Yibulaxin said loudly.
"Republic Guard?" Ramadan and Barzan were a little embarrassed. After all, the rebellion of the Republican Guard was real and they could not refute it.
"Okay - everyone!" Hanam; Aziz came out to smooth things out, and she said crisply: "From the current situation, some military actions must be taken to limit this Kurdish force. It is best to solve this problem before the international community pays attention to this matter and starts to put pressure on our country. Since the Ninth Legion acts as a reserve, what about taking out a division to recover Mosul first?"
"Miss Aziz, you may not understand the difficulty of suppressing this rebellion!" Ibrahim said slowly: "Nine ten thousand well-armed bandits, they can even be said to be well-trained troops, occupying the city to fight us. In order to reduce the casualties of civilians, we dare not use armored troops and artillery large numbers of bombing, so we can only conduct street battles for infantry! This requires the battle of one street and one house, and the battle of one house, without the cooperation of more than two divisions and a large number of logistics support troops, we cannot complete this task smoothly!"
"Yes, we believe in the combat effectiveness of the Ninth Legion. If it is in plains and desert areas, a division of the Ninth Legion can definitely tear these bandits to pieces, but this is a street battle, the most difficult and painful battle, so..." Ramadan also spoke up to Ibrahim's point of view.
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"In this case..." Hanam; Aziz was a little embarrassed. She had never been engaged in military work. In the past, Liu Ming was always maverick in this area, and he was a leader of a rare military genius. Therefore, Hanam; Aziz never thought about any suggestions he would give him in military terms when working with him, so she was really not good at military terms. Ibrahim was an experienced general, so she had to consider his suggestions, and even if she did not agree, she could not mobilize the troops of the Ninth Legion. No one here did not have this ability. Shavil of the Ninth Legion; Diyala had always followed Liu Ming's orders. Previously, Shavil sent tanks to surround the hospital just for Liu Ming's safety, but it was very difficult to get him to leave the Baghdad defense zone without Liu Ming's order and mobilize the troops to attack Mosul without Liu Ming's order.
"There is also the situation abroad. In recent days, the media in the United States and Western Europe have been constantly expressing their support for the Kurdish remarks. The US House of Representatives has also passed a resolution. The US Embassy has sent people several times to ask us to allow us to send journalists and congressmen to Mosul to investigate the local situation, but I have been pushed back. I guess they won't just let it go. It may be detrimental to us and take some sanctions!" Tarik, who has not spoken, interjected.
"So - what is the Soviet Union's statement?" Hanam; Aziz asked with a flash of light in his eyes.
Chapter completed!