Page 599 - Mastermind: The Truth of the British Deep State Revealed

Adnan Harun Yahya

To sum it up, Churchill scaled down the land forces to make savings in de-

fense budget and reinforced the air forces stationed in Mosul. British decided
to use the Iraqi army and Assyrian militia as the ground troops. The purpose

was giving the message that even the slightest move by the Kurds in Mosul
would be punished in the harshest manner possible. The method was cruel but
successful. After a while, even hearing the approaching jetfighters was enough

to 'tone down' the tribes…

Cities, towns and villages were relentlessly hit with airstrikes and then were
burnt down to ground by Assyrian militia. The animals and crops of the
tribes believed to support Turks were exterminated. Cities and towns like

Köysancak, Raniye, Revanduz, Biraz, Kapra, Kale, Diza, Barzan, Derbet and
Merga were largely destroyed… Barzan tribe was forced to choose between

starvation and surrender. But the real horror started when they surrendered.
Barzan town and villages were destroyed by Assyrian militia… 389

People from different faiths to-
gether during an Orthodox ritual
in Mosul in 1920