Page 611 - Mastermind: The Truth of the British Deep State Revealed

Adnan Harun Yahya

Nestorians are the second largest Christian community after Armenians. They

are not important because they are rich or smart. It is because they live on a
mountainous terrain close to Iranian border and can be fighters when neces-

sary. It is also because in practice they are almost independent… They always
complain about Kurds and Turks and they are so pitiful, they are willing to
accept rule of foreigners at the cost of their faiths and lands. 402

In other words, the members of the British deep state once again applied
its usual tactics, tried to show Nestorians as an 'oppressed people', when they

have been living in peace for centuries, and saw them as pawns that could be
used with the pretense of 'protection'. (Nestorianism and Nestorians are above

his remarks). They didn't hesitate to clearly voice their thoughts.

Riots during WWI and the Subsequent Clashes

Nestorians that rioted during WWI were defeated by the Ottoman army,

and as a result started moving towards Hamadan with guidance and help
from British aircraft. Subsequently, Britain set up a 3000-tent settlement in
Baquba, 50 km from Baghdad, for 40,000-50,000 Nestorians. 403

This made Nestorians more vulnerable to exploitation by the British.
Living in tent camps dependent on the British, they couldn't help but turn

into potential mercenaries for future British claims in the region, rather than
being 'oppressed' people protected by the British.

Promising a muhtar (self-governing) state to Nestorians in Hakkari and

Urmiye region, British wanted to build a buffer zone between the Ottoman
Empire and its lands in Iraq and set up four battalions of Nestorians called

'Levy forces' as the armed force of this buffer zone. 404

Identical to British forces in their uniforms and equipment, these forces

staged attacks against people living in Hakkari, Şırnak and Van provinces, and
particularly worked to drive the Kurdish population living along the Zab val-

ley out of the region. In retaliation, Kurdish tribes began attacking British
units in various areas starting in March 1919. 405

Even though the British responded to these attacks with counter-attacks,

they had to give up on their 'buffer zone' plans based on the use of these 'Levy