Exclusive: Israel backing Iranian Kurdish plans to seize Iran border areas, sources say - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixAFBVV95cUxQVW5LQmdweURLeEh6emlsMFoxTDdKOUJSbk56YmtxVHdaNWNsbElUalBxY0VWaEl6MC0tVV9vY2N4bTJUNGU1N0NRMjh6REhOdUpmOG1pS1dHWVhmYkdBUHlwMG5kWnlzeFUxSXBPUEZyOUhsWnFwWG1NX3FmOVdnV3YyMGdxZk5XNHZabi13bUVIUWFITEd4TUFRdnJNbFBjRFNLZFlBbGt0RkhyWi0xb1RyN01OMDc5RmxPMGFsNFBQMWZ5?oc=5" target="_blank">Exclusive: Israel backing Iranian Kurdish plans to seize Iran border areas, sources say</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

Israel has been bombing parts of western Iran to support Iranian Kurdish militias aiming to seize towns near the frontier, according to sources familiar with Israel's talks with the factions.

Israel has been bombing parts of western Iran to support Iranian-Kurdish militias who hope to exploit the US-Israeli war on Iran to seize towns near the frontier, according to sources familiar with Israel’s talks with the factions.

Kurdish sources have denied reports of a large-scale ground assault into Iran, stating that only several hundred Iranian Kurds have crossed the border back into Iran, with cautious coordination underway along the border.

The CIA is reportedly working to arm Kurdish forces in an effort to spark a popular uprising in Iran's outlying regions, with sources familiar with the plan indicating that the move is intended to tie down Iranian forces along the Iraq border and enable unrest in major cities.

Fox News reports that thousands of Iraqi Kurdish rebels have launched a ground assault inside Iran, but Kurdish sources say cautious coordination is underway along the border between Iraq's Kurdistan region and Iran.

Israel has been bombing parts of western Iran to support Iranian Kurdish militias who hope to exploit the US-Israeli war on Iran to seize towns near the frontier, according to sources familiar with Israel's talks with the factions.