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Originally Posted by Buu
Secondly, I find your accusations of Iranian interference with Iraqi activities erroneously presumptuous. The only basis for your claims would be the American military reporting of it, which does little to ease the neutral mind. It is evidently recognizable, the likelihood and availability of major bias in such reports, in hopes of orchestrating an artificial illusion to further a private agenda. Iran has constantly denied such attacks, and there are no other verifiable or viable sources to confirm such accusations or responses on behalf of either entity. To truly expose the situation, one would need an abundance of UN troops to investigate those specific circumstances.
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BAGHDAD — Iran has demanded that Iraqi Kurds leave their border villages.
Kurdish sources said Iran's military has dropped leaflets into Iraqi Kurdish villages that call for their immediate evacuation. The leaflets warned the Kurds of impending Iranian military strikes.
"The authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran will work on cleansing this area," the leaflet said.
On Aug. 20, Kurdish sources said an Iranian military helicopter was shot down by Kurdish insurgents near the Iranian-Iraqi-Turkish border. The helicopter was said to contain at least six Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers assigned to direct attacks against the Kurds.
The leaflets were distributed in the northern province of Irbil on Aug. 19 as Iranian troops began deployment along the Iraqi border. Kurdish sources said Iran appeared ready to launch an offensive against Kurdish insurgents from the so-called Party of Freedom of Life, which demands autonomy for Kurds in Iran.
The sources said Iranian forces were deployed near the Iraqi town of Haj Omran. The military operation was said to have been coordinated with Turkey.
"Our enemies, mainly the Americans, are trying to plant security hurdles in our country," the Iranian leaflet said. "They achieved this through using agents in the [Iraqi] areas of Kandil and Khaneera inside the Kurdish region."
World Tribune — Iran leaflets threaten Kurds in northern Iraq with 'cleansing'
Good thing these "accusations of Iranian interference with Iraqi activities" are only reported by 'Americans'. 