Chapter 606 606 Israel is involved
The Middle East is in turmoil, and the Balkans seem to have calmed down by now. The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) was eventually annihilated by the Yugoslav People's Army and the Chinese Garrison because of its refusal to hold peace talks with the Yugoslav Government and the inability of the Americans to pay attention. In particular, Qi Yiming presented the Yugoslav authorities with a heavyweight material, which was evidence that the Kokti mastermind launched the Pristina incident, and although the Americans were not involved according to the agreement, Qi Yiming still let the world know that everything was a conspiracy of the Kola.
It is true that they are pursuing independence, but the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which gains power at the expense of the lives and interests of their Kosovars, is also not trustworthy, and if the cost of independence is too great, and the country will live worse after independence, then such independence is really meaningless.
Therefore, in the final struggle of the scientific solution, they basically did not get the help of the Albanians, and even some people took the initiative to become the leading party, because their hatred was transferred to this group of unscrupulous guys to achieve their goals.
In this way, a great war was dissolved, and the Americans did not cause any great harm to Yugoslavia in the end, and were ridiculed by many people in the world, and the international political influence of the United States was also weakened. However, the Americans can't take care of these anymore, because they still face a greater test in the Middle East, the Kurdistan War of Independence has begun to change the geopolitical pattern of the entire Middle East, and seriously threatens the energy security and energy strategy of the United States.
And the Middle East is now in shambles, and while the United States has largely determined that it wants to support the anti-Kurdish coalition, it is in the interest of the United States to end the chaos quickly and, as far as possible, to ensure that Kurdistan's oil production is not affected. If Kurdistan were to be destroyed, the United States would have to spend years rebuilding its oil facilities, which would be uneconomical.
However, the Kurdish War of Independence is also a good opportunity for the United States to re-establish its leadership position in the Middle East, and China will certainly not easily unite with other Middle Eastern countries to oppose the Kurds, but suppressing the Kurds is the common desire of Arab countries, and the United States hopes to take this opportunity to alienate Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries from friendly relations with China, even if it cannot be pulled into its own boat, it cannot let China pull them away.
Moreover, strengthening relations with NATO ally Turkey and easing more hostile feelings with Iran are the fruits of the Kurdish War of Independence, and the Americans are looking forward to it. However, in terms of specific means, how to unify the anti-Kurdish alliance, and whether the US military itself wants to launch an attack on the Kurds, is still a matter of inconclusiveness, but if it is to fight, the US forces deployed near the Balkans can move to the Middle East and directly participate in this war.
At this stage, the main battlefields of the Kurdish War of Independence are still on the Turkish-Syrian border, and the scale of the conflict is not particularly large, and it is clear that the anti-Kurdish coalition is also preparing for large-scale intervention, and they will not take any drastic measures against Kurdistan before that.
On the one hand, Barzani has stepped up contacts with China, hoping to get China's open support and tide over the difficulties like Yugoslavia, and on the other hand, Barzani has also stockpiled weapons through various channels and called on all Kurds to rise up and fight to defend the country they have worked so hard to build.
The appeal of this slogan is amazing, ordinary residents of Kurdistan have come out of their homes, regardless of men, women and children have entered the defense department to apply to join the army, although mainly men of appropriate age have been admitted to the militia, but after some efforts, Kurdistan has armed about 400,000 militia, although they do not have the People's Protection Forces high-end equipment, only ordinary light weapons, but in order to protect the future hope of the Kurds, these Kurds are exceptionally strong, they are not afraid of sacrifice, willing to shed blood, will be the most terrifying enemy of the anti-Kurdish coalition.
It is not only the inhabitants of the former Iraqi Kurdistan who have joined the army so enthusiastically to defend the country, but even the Kurds in Turkey have made a noise, and many young Kurds, with the help of the PKK, have crossed the Turkish-Kurdish border to Kurdistan, where they have joined the Kurdish forces. And many Kurdish immigrants from all over the world have given up their new lives, embarked on a journey, returned to Kurdistan with their wealth, and fought to the end for the dignity and hope of 30 million Kurds.
These news materials were disseminated by reporters, especially by Chinese journalists, so that many Chinese were moved by the patriotic feelings of the Kurds, and rallies in support of the Kurdish independence movement also appeared in some parts of the country, and some people suggested that the Chinese government should support the Kurds.
However, China does not appear to be interested in this matter, because after all, Kurdistan is not a traditional ally of China, but a former associate of the United States, and China has far less trust in Yugoslavia for Kurdistan. In addition, Qi Yiming believes that China has already shown too much grandeur on the Balkan issue, and if it shows too much fierceness on the Kurdish issue, it is likely that everything will be reversed and cause more adverse effects. Moreover, Qi Yiming lost face for the United States in Kosovo, and he felt that there was no need to be in such a hurry to keep pinching the Americans in Kurdistan.
The preparation for the big war will take another few more years, and Qi Yiming does not want to detonate the war early when he can control it.
Therefore, China's official attitude towards the Kurdish War of Independence is very ambiguous and perfunctory, and the main position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is that China calls on all parties to remain calm and restrained, to resolve the issue through negotiation and communication, and not to resort to force lightly, and that China also calls on all parties to respect the will of the Kurds, and at the same time hopes that Kurdistan will not act arbitrarily and recklessly, and will be able to conduct proper consultations and communication with Iraq and other countries, and not insist on going its own way with regional peace and stability in mind.
China's special envoy for the Middle East has also been active in colluding in the Middle East, but it is difficult to achieve any effective results given that both Kurdistan and the anti-Kurdish coalition are relatively determined.
However, Kurdistan is not entirely without supporters, and Barzani made a lightning trip to Israel and met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak when the anti-Kurdish coalition was on the verge of being formed. After this meeting, Kurdistan and Israel issued a joint statement, and Israel also publicly expressed its support and sympathy for Kurdistan for the first time, and said that the Kurds are very similar to the Jews in terms of circumstances, and they are also excluded and suppressed by neighboring countries, and Israel will give some support to Kurdistan so that Kurdistan can survive strongly.
Israel plans to support the fighting in Kurdistan by providing weapons and other materials necessary for the war to Kurdistan through airdrops and other means. However, such a statement naturally aroused strong opposition from stakeholders such as Syria and Turkey, and even Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Syria's acting president, Bashar al-Assad, has said that if Israel airdrops supplies into Kurdistan across Syrian airspace, Syria will see it as hostile and shoot down an Israeli transport plane. Iran's defense minister said that Israel is the root of all evil in the Middle East, a country that should be wiped off the face of the earth, and if Israel supports Kurdistan, then Iran will also target Israel and must eliminate the enemy.
But Israel has been out of the mix for so many years, which one in the Middle East has it ever been afraid of? When the ground troops feinted on the border to attract the attention of the Syrian army, Israel sent four C-130 transport planes to fly over Syria and airdropped dozens of tons of weapons and ammunition to Kurdistan.
Bashar ordered the Syrian army to shell the Israeli army on the other side of the border, and Israel was a typical character of not suffering losses, and immediately counterattacked with rocket artillery, because the Syrian army was not well prepared, so it caused four casualties, and the Israeli army did not suffer any casualties, but some houses were destroyed.
As if to help Israel get angry, Barzani ordered the Kurdish Air Force to take off several F-16s to attack several military targets in Syria, making Kurdistan and Israel in unison, which caused widespread dissatisfaction in Arab countries, and even the Saudi crown prince jumped out to denounce the Kurds as the murderers who turned their backs on Allah and cooperated with infidels to kill Muslims.
Even Saudi Arabia has said that while it is unlikely to send troops directly against Kurdistan, Saudi Arabia is considering providing military assistance to Syria, Iraq, and even Turkey and Iran to strengthen the anti-Kurdish coalition. Although China enjoys a certain amount of influence over Saudi Arabia, it cannot influence Saudi Arabia's subjective decision, and rashly demanding that Saudi Arabia stop its hostility towards the Kurds will also damage China-Saudi Arabia relations.
As a result of Israel's involvement, the original Kurdish war of independence was moving in the direction of the sixth Middle East war, and this time the main battlefield was not on the Mediterranean coast, but in the mountainous Kurdistan region. For the time being, Israel is in conflict with Syria, and Turkey, Iraq, and Iran are in conflict with Kurdistan, at which point Iran has not launched a direct offensive against Kurdistan, and only Turkish and Iraqi armed forces are engaged in an exchange of fire with Kurdistan.
However, the scale of these exchanges is not large, and it is clear that neither Kurdistan nor the anti-Kurdistan side have made up their minds to fight a big war.