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The attack that hit the "Guardians of the Revolutions" in south eastern Iran, causing over 40 deaths bring back to the world's attention the many ethnic and religious minorities living in the country. Although Ahmadinejad's government blames the West for having financed and helped these rebel groups in reality the picture is much more complex than that. Iran is a nation with almost 75 million people, but ethnic Persians are little more than half.The attack that hit the "Guardians of the Revolutions" in south eastern... more
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Swampland, Time magazine's political blog, featured ASW.
Off The Trail: A Proxy War With Iran?Swampland, Time magazine's political blog, featured ASW.
Off The Trail: A... more
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A series of conflicts with insurgent groups along Iran’s borders may be impelling Tehran to back its own allies in Iraq in what it regards as a proxy war with the U.S., according to security experts and officials in the U.S., Iran and Iraq.
Dozens of Iranian officials, members of the security forces and insurgents belonging to Kurdish, Arab Iranian and Baluch groups have died in the fighting in recent years. It now appears to be heating up once again after an unusually cold and snowy winter.
In recent weeks, Iranians have begun the now-routine bombardment of suspected rebel Iranian Kurd positions in northern Iraq, and guerrillas have claimed incursions into northwestern Iran.A series of conflicts with insurgent groups along Iran’s borders may be... more
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Is the U.S. already at war with Iran? In "America's Secret War in Iran," Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to the Iraq-Iran border to investigate claims that the United States is supporting militant groups that are attacking Iran. In the rugged Qandil mountains, she meets with up with anti-Iranian guerillas who have been launching deadly raids against the Islamic Republic. A good percentage of the fighters are women, and Mariana accompanies a small group of them through what many believe has become the frontline of the U.S.'s secret war with Iran.Is the U.S. already at war with Iran? In "America's Secret War in... more
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The new season of the "Vanguard" weekly series begins on Oct. 22 with this
little question: Is the US already at war with Iran?
View the full piece:
http://current.com/items/89438469_america_s_secret_war
In "America's Secret War", Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels
to the Iraq-Iran border to investigate claims that the United States is
supporting militant groups that are attacking Iran. In the rugged Qandil mountains,
she meets with up with anti-Iranian guerillas who have been launching deadly
raids against the Islamic Republic. A good percentage of the fighters are women,
and Mariana accompanies a small group of them through what many believe has
become the frontline of the US's secret war with Iran.
***Check out "America's Secret War" on Wednesday, March 4 at 10
p.m. on Current TV.***The new season of the "Vanguard" weekly series begins on Oct. 22 with this... more
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