USSR 1991

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Assad had just entered the door, and Yanayev immediately asked him to sit down.He directly skipped the polite greetings and pleasantries, and said straight to the point, "President Assad, as you can see, Turkey has been messing with other countries in politics recently. From shooting down Soviet fighter jets to the United Nations General Assembly The farce on the Internet, and even the recent threat that the Soviet Union will block our Black Sea Fleet, this is not the rhythm of trying to stabilize the situation in the Middle East."

"Demirel is still the same as before, no wonder he was resigned by the military coup in 1980 and dissolved the parliament." Assad sneered disdainfully, "Just like his stupid policy, Turkey is in this mediocre There is no hope under the rule."

"So send my regards to Mr. Öcalan. I express my deep sympathy for the Kurds who encountered the Soviet Union in eastern Turkey. I also hope that the Kurds can be strong and deal with the Turkish government together." Yanayev's words have been very obvious. , he is willing to support the Kurdish armed forces to create troubles on Turkey's homeland security issues.

"Just like the GRU's actions on the border between Syria and Turkey?" Assad asked curiously. He was also surprised when he knew the Soviet government's plan to directly attack the Turkish border guards. This kind of retaliation can be said It is extremely domineering, and only a crazy leader like Yanayev dares to approve such a plan.

"No, the actions created by the GRU on the Turkish border are nothing more than small troubles. The PKK has more than 1 guerrilla members, which is enough to create several appalling and bloody conflicts in Turkey." Yana Yev said.

"Now the Soviet Union has a batch of arms that can provide assistance to the PKK. It is said that Ocalan, the leader of the PKK, has a very good relationship with Syria, so the Soviet Union hopes to contact Öcalan through President Assad and send this A batch of munitions was delivered to them."

Because the Kurdish workers' armed forces are in the form of guerrilla warfare, most of what Yanayev provided was guns and ammunition, as well as a small amount of mortars and RPG rockets.

The Soviet Union was unwilling to take the role of the villain, so Syria, which had an enmity with Turkey, happened to have the same interests and could stand up and be the villain.The Soviet Union would not do things like charge into battle, at least Turkey has no reason for the Soviet Union to do so.

"Naturally, we will not forget our ally Syria." Yanayev said with a friendly smile, "The Soviet Union has been abolishing armored units and updating equipment for the past two years. After a batch of armored units were abolished, the remaining T72 The tanks are just about to be sold at a low price. I don’t know if the Syrian army has any intention to purchase them? Although they are second-hand tanks, we can guarantee the quality, and these tanks have not undergone much renovation.”

Selling at a low price is just an excuse. Yanayev likes to label military aid as trade, so that Western countries cannot grasp their own handles.Moreover, Syria is also a staunch ally of the Soviet Union, so Yanayev has spent a lot of energy on the relationship between the Soviet Union and Syria, and even sold the original weapons to Syria. This is the envy of the third Indian brother who has been buying the monkey version T72 .

"Of course I'm interested." Hearing Yanayev's answer, Assad's eyes lit up. At present, the Syrian army still has a large number of Soviet-made T55 tanks that are about to be eliminated. The replacement of T72 is imminent, and Yanayev The T72 sold at a low price is just used to relieve the urgent need.

Taking advantage of the Soviet Union, Assad naturally wanted to do something for Yanayev.He promised the General Secretary of the Soviet Union to help contact Ocalan, and handed over the batch of arms to the other party.Assad's trip to Moscow this time can be said to be empty-handed and full of rewards. He has obtained the long-awaited military arms for the PKK he supports, and he has also obtained huge profits from it.

When the arms arrived in Damascus, they were secretly transported to Kobani, a border city in Syria.Öcalan will receive gifts from the Soviet Union there.Brand new Kalashnikov rifles, not even torn from the oiled paper, were taken out of the wooden box, as well as a small number of Dragunov sniper rifles equipped with scopes.The 107 rocket launcher, which is an artifact of guerrilla warfare, also appeared on the Kurdish arms inventory. The generosity of the Soviet Union made Öcalan extremely excited.

This batch of arms is more than enough to rob a town, not to mention guerrilla warfare with the government forces in eastern Turkey.This batch of arms has greatly enhanced the military strength of the Kurds, and it has also made them think that it is more dangerous for Turkey from the bottom of their hearts. However, that is also the glory deep in the heart of every Kurd.

Öcalan wants to recover Kurdistan and make the ethnic autonomous region an independent Kurdish state.Since the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, this idea has taken root in everyone's minds, and it cannot be erased by Turkey's "mountain Turks" assimilation policy.

And Turkey will pay for its stupid behavior next, and truly realize the horror that the Soviet Union can make itself mess up just by moving its hands.

Chapter 278 Copy: Bitter Winter (2)

"You mean that the Soviet Union will support the armed riots created by the Kurds in eastern Turkey?" Ocalan was pleasantly surprised and confused when he heard the reply from the Soviet government that Assad told him.Surprisingly, his dream of realizing the final Greater Kurdish Crescent has never been so close. He even imagined the moment when he declared himself the Kurdish President in Erbil one day.What is puzzling is why the Soviet Union took the risk of falling out with Turkey to support itself.

"Yes, my friend. Special forces officers from the GRU of the Soviet Intelligence Agency will be responsible for training your fighters in Kobani to prepare for future wars." Assad and Ocalan said in private Has an extraordinary relationship, so he was the one to convey the meaning of Moscow.

"Isn't it your dream to get rid of the Turkish rule?" Assad longed for an armed separatist regime in Turkey. For the Syrian government, this is definitely a great thing. Nothing makes Turkey happy. thing.After all, if Syria wants to rise, it cannot avoid the Turkish issue.

Öcalan is also thinking about a problem, that is how to split the Turkish land and establish a Kurdistan state.In the Treaty of Lausanne, the interests of the Kurds were betrayed by Turkey. They ruled the vast majority of the Kurds, and at the same time divided part of the land to Iraq. This is why the Kurds have deep prejudices against Turkey and Iraq. reason.In Öcalan's eyes, they are the Kurdish separatists.

"Please tell General Secretary Yanayev that the Workers Party has accepted the gift he gave us, and I understand his intentions. Since our goals are the same, we are considered allies." Oja Lan told Assad, "And I plan to plan an attack in the eastern cities of Turkey in the near future to harass the government troops. This is a dangerous plan, and the new arrival of weapons will make our operations more certain. "

This is Ocalan's nomination certificate. At least he has to let Yanayev see his own value, and the latter will feel relieved to provide Ocalan with larger-scale military assistance.The Soviet Union also intends to coerce Turkey on the Kurdish issue, forcing the other party to make concessions and negotiate on the Black Sea Strait issue.

So the tragedy in Turkey began. Just a week after the shipment of arms to Syria, a large-scale Kurdish riot broke out in a large city in eastern Turkey almost at the same time. to protest.

Turkey has never been soft on Kurdish demonstrations, because after the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, which inherited the Ottoman heritage, betrayed all the interests of the Kurds, which also launched the Kurds' armed riot struggle against the Turkish government.Since 1925, the Turkish government has continuously suppressed Kurdish armed riots, and even resorted to genocide to inhumanely destroy the Kurds physically and mentally.The dead bodies of countless Kurds have created an irreconcilable situation between the two sides.

Heavily armed police armed with sticks took to the streets to suppress the crowd. They used high-pressure water cannons to disperse the people, and even shot at innocent people.A woman hugged her son's body and wept bitterly. Some policemen were passing by her, talking and laughing. Some even fired a few shots at the body. After confirming the death, they moved the guns away from those poor people. open.

Just when the police thought they had the situation under control, Kurdish workers' armed forces moved into action.After receiving the aid of the Soviet Union, the armed strength of the Kurdish workers was much stronger than before. They rushed from all directions like a tide and surrounded the executioners who killed their compatriots.

The police, who were still extremely arrogant a minute ago, became terrified the moment they faced the enemy's guns. They are all PKK militants who kill without batting an eye. The police's shotguns are like children's toys in front of their fully automatic weapons. Just as ridiculous.The Kurdish armed forces are far better equipped than the police.

So the police, who were still invincible just now, have now become the bereaved dogs of the Kurds.The soldiers of the Workers' Party did not have a good temper. They captured the Turks who had just shot civilians with guns, and then lined up and shot them all.The defeated police fled in a panic, and the Kurdish armed forces took a favorable position.

The riots in the city further expanded, and the Kurds further occupied some buildings and street intersections before the Turkish military was dispatched, preparing for a long-term struggle with the Turkish army.

Defense Minister Sabahatien was about to fall asleep when an urgent phone ringing pulled him out of bed.Holding the phone, he said with agitated tone, "What did you say? The PKK launched an armed riot? Are they just rioting in cities in eastern Turkey?"

When the opponent's answer was to capture the city, Sabahati finally couldn't sit still.This is really not good news. He hurriedly called President Demirel to report the important news to him.

"The PKK rioted in the eastern city, right?" Demirel's reaction was obviously much more flat than Sabahati's. There have been countless Kurdish armed uprisings in history.Without exception, the Turkish authorities have adopted harsh positive pressure methods. Of course, the winner every time is the Turkish government.

When he learned more about the powerful armed forces of the Kurds who launched the riots, he also began to feel uneasy, "Immediately mobilize the Turkish army to suppress the Kurdish riots, the sooner the better. I have a feeling that Bad feeling, Minister Sabahatien."

"I see, President Demirel." Sabahatin replied firmly, "We will let the Kurds never return. After all, the desire of this group of rebels to establish their Kurdistan is absolutely in the hands of Turkey." Impossible."

"The Kurds chose to launch the rebellion at this time, and I'm worried that someone is instigating it." Demirel felt uneasy, "The old fox of Assad in Syria is probably watching our jokes from behind. And Perhaps there may be a shadow of the Soviet government behind this rebellion."

There are only a handful of countries that want Turkey to have an accident, because there are two countries around him that are eyeing him. The most likely one is Syria, followed by the Soviet Union, which is in conflict recently.

Hearing Demirel's answer, Sabahatin was taken aback, "You mean that the Soviet government supported the Kurds' armed riots behind the scenes and helped them establish Kurdistan?"

"How could an old fox like Yanayev do it directly?" Demirel said with a headache while holding the microphone with one hand and rubbing his temples with the other, "And Assad in Syria, as Yanaev A dog behind Yev's saddle must have been involved behind the scenes. The Soviet Union is nothing more than the final behind-the-scenes instigation. These are just our guesses, without any real evidence. Maybe the high-level government in Moscow has seen the news of the riots in Turkey and is watching on TV. Sit and watch jokes."

"The top priority is to deal with this turmoil and not let it continue to expand." Demirel gave Sabahatin an order, "immediately mobilize the Turkish security forces to maintain stability and positive pressure, the sooner the better. The Soviet guys There must be more means than these, and the riots are just the beginning.”

"Everything is ready, the suppression tanks are on their way," Sabahatien said.

Demirel is suddenly a little scared now. He is panicking that the Soviet Union's backhands are definitely more than these, and there must be worse things waiting for the Turkish government behind, and the Soviet Union's shady ways are not as rough as theirs. The means of intervention are much less favorable.

As for US aid?Even President Mario said that as long as the Soviet Union did not directly attack Turkish territory, they would sit idly by and ignore other disputes.

"Bastard, what tricks do those guys in Moscow have?" Demirel said anxiously, holding his forehead.

Chapter 279 The Bitter Winter (3)

The M60 tanks of the Turkish government army entered the eastern city occupied by the Kurds. Just as these soldiers thought before, the riots were caused by a small group of armed rebels.The person in charge of the operation even vowed to Sabahatin that the victory belongs to Turkey, and the Kurds will pay the price for their actions.

But they soon discovered that this was not a simple turmoil. This time the PKK seized power in an organized and armed manner. They were not simply equipped with some shotguns or Kalashnikov militias, but had PKM general Armed personnel with machine guns and RPG anti-tank rocket launchers of the new generation.

The unguarded old M60 tanks were ambushed by PKK guerrillas as soon as they entered the street.Just like all urban warfare, M60 tanks without air cover and reactive armor protection were harvested by flexible guerrilla fighters like crispy skin. The M60 tank armored units that first entered the city were wiped out by Kurdish guerrillas. blow.

Soldiers have to pay a terrible price for every step forward. The armed forces of the PKK use the houses on both sides of the street to shoot at the unprotected soldiers walking on the street.Under the guidance of GRU instructors, they fully demonstrated the golden rule of street fighting.Use machine guns to suppress the opponent's infantry, sniper rifles to strike precisely at the soldiers, and then use RPG to penetrate the side armor of the M60 tank.

All of a sudden, the Turkish government suffered heavy losses. Instead, the guerrilla fighters of the PKK used the destroyed tanks and wounded soldiers to encircle and rescue them, feeding the bullets fired from the muzzles with the blood of the soldiers who came forward to rescue them wave after wave.Every time Dragunov's gunshot sounded, a soldier fell to the ground, blood spattering.They didn't even know exactly where the bullet had come from behind that window.Cunning snipers hide in the shadows and shoot at the army.

The wounded soldiers supported each other and retreated, and the tank fired forward to cover the retreat of the soldiers.The air smelled of burning rubber, and the wreckage of burning tanks piled on the road like a PKK victory.Showing off to the Turkish government.This is the strongest resistance that Turkey has encountered when suppressing Kurdish armed forces, and the degree of bloodiness is no less than the historical street fighting in Grozny.It's just that this operation ended in a fiasco for the Turkish government.

The setback in the initial attack also greatly stimulated the nerves of the Turkish government.Especially those Turkish government officers who thought that a steady fight would win.The performance of the Kurdish and government armored forces is somewhat unbelievable.In fact, they can't be blamed for this, because the Turkish army has no experience in dealing with street fighting.The instructors of the GRU are almost all veterans who have been born and died in the towns of Chechnya, so they are naturally different.

But Defense Minister Sabahati was still very angry, because he didn't expect such a situation after a conflict.The PKK won a complete victory, and the government troops fled in embarrassment.How will he explain it to the public once it is on TV news?

"Are you saying that our troops are not the opponents of the PKK?" Facing such a shameful loss ratio, Sabahati was almost mad. He believed that the sudden increase in the Kurdish armed forces must be caused by Syria or the Soviet Union. Back them up.

As for how such a batch of arms entered Türkiye?In fact, as the crescent belt of Kurdistan spanning four countries, eastern Turkey happens to be an area where Kurds gather, which is also equivalent to an area beyond the reach of the Turkish government. As long as such a batch of arms is not too obvious, it can be done naturally. It was quietly transported into Turkey.

The commander-in-chief in charge of the operation, General Ilker Bashib, replied in panic, "We are not prepared to underestimate the strength of the Kurds. As long as we intensify the attack, the Kurds can only choose to surrender obediently. I He believes that the most urgent task is to suppress the news that the government forces failed to maintain stability, and then send more troops to the Kurdish area."

"I really appreciate your strategic vision, General Bashibu. As our army, it will be beaten up by a group of Gacausian nomads. What do other countries think of our army's strength?" Sabah Ting scolded angrily, "If General Bashibu fails to deal with this Kurdish rebellion, I think President Demirel will be very angry."

"I will definitely complete the task, Minister Sabhatin. The front line is quite tense now, and if there is nothing else, I will stop here." General Bashibu hung up the phone sullenly.

He is not very satisfied with Demirel, the president of the government, just like the Turkish military, as a secular defender, launched many coups from 1960 to 1980 to force the president to step down.And Demirel was also one of the governments that was forced to step down.

After hanging up Bashibu's phone, Sabahatin called Turkish President Demirel to tell him the bad news, which is not bad news.Sabahatin said with a difficult tone, "The Turkish army suffered a devastating blow in the eastern city, and our armored forces suffered heavy losses."