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In the Kurdish mountains of northeastern Iraq, an extremely hidden natural cave. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the bare mountain beam, two gray figures with a similar color to the surrounding background are walking quickly towards this side, and after a while, these two figures are lying on the ground and looking around extremely vigilantly, regardless of the ground temperature of more than 30 degrees.

The direct distance is no more than five hundred meters, but the two figures walked for more than half an hour to come to the entrance of the cave, it seems that they have reported a code, from the shadow inside the cave, out of the two men with rifles, after the two sides said a few words, the two men with guns let the hole open and allow the two gray figures to enter.

Entering the cave, it was like suddenly walking into an air-conditioned room after being exposed to the sun for a while, and the two gray figures couldn't help but shiver, but quickly adapted to the temperature that was very different from the outside.

After walking through several winding roads, the two finally came to a larger cave more than forty meters below the ground.

Different from the cold outside, in this cave with a large space, there are not only a few cave openings that extend to other places, but also a lot of people, and the two gray figures looked at it slightly, and judged that there were no less than 30 people here.

In the depths of the inhospitable Kurdish mountains, what kind of people other than the Kurds would choose such a natural cave as a place to live?

Iraq Liberation Front!

This is the nest of the Iraq Liberation Front led by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and it is also the hiding place of Saddam Hussein, who was searched by the intelligence agencies of various countries like a needle in a haystack but could not find it.

"It's Comrade Gabr!"

"It turns out that Comrade Gabr has returned, but who else is someone?"

Such whispered chattering filled the cavern as soon as the two figures entered the cavern, and everyone who stayed here unabashedly observed the two people who entered.

At this time, a man in his forties, dressed in a former Iraqi Revolutionary Guard Corps uniform, carried an AKS-74 crossbody, which is the color used by the Airborne Forces, and this man is likely to be the Iraqi Airborne Forces during the Saddam regime.

"Comrade Gabr, are you back to see the chairman?" The man in his forties approached the gray figure who had just entered, and asked the man on his left, his scrutinizing gaze at the man on his right.

Although the man was wary, Gabr's status may have been high enough to allow him to make an unfriendly move.

"It turned out to be Captain Fadil! I'm coming back this time because I have something important to report to the chairman. Gabr was stunned for a moment, but he didn't take the initiative to introduce the strangers around him.

Fadil's sharp gaze retracted from the stranger who had been watched by him for a long time and did not react, and nodded slightly, "The chairman is resting inside, you come with me." ”

The three of them walked into another corridor and came to Saddam's resting place.

Faisal followed them to a much smaller cavern, small with only a bed and a chair, and a desk carved out of the walls, with several books on it. Different from the caves outside, the traces of artificial carving here are much more obvious, after all, there are many natural caves, but there are still very few natural dwellings suitable for modern people.

At this moment, on the edge of the bed, a man in a light green military uniform was sitting there, still holding an open book in his hand. Hearing the footsteps outside, he raised his head and looked at the three of them in surprise.

The moment he saw this man's face, Faisal's eyes froze, this face he had remembered in his mind countless times, and he believed that if this person walked on the street outside, at least nine out of ten would know him, and at least he would feel familiar.

This person is the famous former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

In Faisal's eyes, compared with the previous 'madman in the Middle East', Saddam Hussein's momentum is deeper and more condensed, and he does not have that sharpness. As a senior agent of the Somali Ministry of Intelligence, Faisal is still very insightful in observing and analyzing people.

He believes that if Saddam Hussein becomes president of Iraq again and consolidates his position within a year or two, he will be even more terrifying than the 'madman in the Middle East' in the past.

"Chairman......" Gabr stepped forward and saluted very formally, which made Faisal finally sure in his heart that Gabr was also a high-ranking military officer during Saddam's regime, or at least a close associate of Saddam.

Saddam's eyes were very calm, and he was only slightly surprised when he saw the three of them. He put down the book with a smile and looked at Gabr and said softly, "It turned out that Gabr was here." Who is this? ”

Faisal took the initiative to step forward and gave a very international military salute and said, "Mr. Saddam, you can call Faisal, I am from Somalia. ”

Without waiting for Saddam Hussein and Fadil to be surprised again, Jabr took the initiative to step forward and explain in a low voice. Saddam's gaze at Faisal again was very different, not bland, but full of something called eagerness.

"It's a friend from Somalia, please take a seat." Saddam Hussein stood up and smiled back. There is no need to be so polite to his subordinates, but the man in front of him is from Somalia, and he is also from the Chinese commander in Somalia, so of course Saddam Hussein cannot be too reserved or arrogant.

This kind of thing has been thrown out of the clouds by Saddam Hussein in the face of reality.

"Mr. Saddam, on behalf of my country, I am cooperating with Mr. Saddam Hussein, and I hope that our two sides will strengthen contacts and exchanges in the future and contribute to the world's struggle against hegemony and authoritarianism." After Faisal sat down, he made a clear statement of his intention.

At the moment, Somalia has also provided some support to anti-American guerrillas in Iraq, following behind Iran and other countries, but this is the first time that most of them have sent people to talk to Saddam Hussein directly as they did today. It can be seen from this that in order to ensure victory in this struggle with the United States, Li Mo has planned to make full use of every anti-American force.

Saddam's eyes lit up when he heard this, and for a tyrant like him, he never lost his fighting spirit, never gave up the idea of returning to Baghdad to become the master there again, and never let go of his hatred and hostility towards the Yankees.

In reality, however, he is no longer the president of Iraq, but the leader of the opposition, disqualified from direct dialogue with high-level leaders in other countries, just like Omar, the Taliban leader who also struggles in the mountains. They are now not only being hunted down by Western forces, but have also become the target of 'everyone shouting and beating'.

At such times, no one is more willing to be connected with more powerful forces than they are, and they will work hard for any chance of returning to the center of power.

The news that Faisal brought was like heaven, and it was exactly what Saddam Hussein urgently needed.

"I am very grateful to my Somali friends and Commander Lee for extending a helping hand to the Iraqi people who are fighting against US oppression and massacre at such times, and I think the Iraqi people will never forget this." Saddam's face, which had been a little pale because he had not seen sunlight for a long time, showed a touch of red, and he was excited.

"Mr. Saddam, our commander said that in this world, there are equality between countries, nations and people, and Allah give each of us equal opportunities, but in reality, there are always some people who are blinded by greed and whose conscience are always trying to snatch what Allah give to others through various means. As the people of Allah, each of us should resolutely stop this kind of behavior, even if it is for a long time, even if the blood stains the earth, we must fight bravely. Faisal's expression changed, and he said solemnly like a devout Muslim.

During this time, Saddam Hussein became more devout in his faith in Allah, so he took Faisal's words seriously.

"Your commander is indeed a very insightful Muslim. For those pagans who plunder others, only iron and blood can sober and understand. I couldn't agree more. Saddam Hussein smiled and nodded, "It's just that the infidels are very powerful now, and the people of Allah fight with flesh and blood, and they can't fight them well, I don't know what Commander Li can do to help us in this regard?" ”

As soon as the conversation changed, Saddam Hussein made a request.

The attacks of the Iraqi anti-American guerrillas against the Iraqi troops have never stopped, but the blockade imposed by the United States and the West against Iraq has also become tighter, and the Iraqi Liberation Front has not been replenished with foreign supplies for a long time.

Saddam Hussein's words were that he hoped that Somalia would be able to provide arms and supplies to the Iraqi guerrillas.

Faisal frowned, and he said apologetically, "Mr. Saddam, I didn't bring any supplies with me this time, and my country is not prepared to provide arms to the righteous anti-American people in Iraq. ”

These words made Saddam Hussein and the three of them stunned, even Gabr felt strange, Faisal had said that he had come to cooperate before, but without arms, what benefits could the Iraqi anti-American guerrillas bring to Somalia?

Unlike Saddam Hussein and others, who have always stayed here and are ill-informed outside, Gabr has been staying incognito to serve the Iraqi Liberation Front, and naturally knows very well what is happening in the Persian Gulf and even Libya. He felt that Somalia had come to the door at this time to cooperate, and that it would definitely be ready to provide military assistance, arm the Iraqi anti-US guerrillas, and fight against the Iraqi US forces. But what can the anti-American guerrillas in Iraq do without supplies and arms? At best, a few more suicide attacks will not help the overall situation at all.

Faisal chuckled and asked, "I don't know how many of you remember the event that happened on March 8, two years ago, in the east of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan?" ”

(To be continued)