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Sheikh Said Rebellion

Turkey was certainly not pleased with the resolution of the League of Na-

tions dated December 16, 1925 that left Mosul to Iraq. Indeed, according to
British intelligence, Mustafa Kemal was getting ready for another round of
fighting. As preparations were underway for a military campaign for control

of Mosul, the Sheikh Said Rebellion in Southeastern Anatolia broke out. This

riot, that saw the participation of some Kurdish and Zaza tribes, was quite
suspicious in terms of its causes and timing. The truth is, the riot started for
no real reason other than it had been planned years ahead by the British deep

state. It was a backup plan to be used should Turkey decided to act – mili-

tarily or otherwise – about Mosul. This phony riot would also accentuate the
imaginary 'Turkish-Kurdish divide', another British deep state production,
and bound Turkey hand and foot.

French historian Jacques Benoist-Méchin made the following remarks re-
garding the support of the British deep state to the riot:

The Sheikh Said riot was a challenge to the unitary structure of the new state

and the applicability of the laws across the entire country… Hoping that it
could prevent the Kemalist regime from getting stronger, Britain was pro-

voking a Kurdish riot that would create unrest. It was keeping the wound open
for Turkey, by providing food and ammunition to the rioters. 417

Britain was closely monitoring the Sheikh Said Rebellion. This incident

took place at the most critical point of the Mosul dispute, under the super-
vision of the British deep state, and just as planned by the British deep state,

gave British important leverage. This forged riot gave the international pub-
lic the message that 'Turks and Kurds were unable to live peacefully togeth-

er on Turkish lands'. 418 This incident allowed Britain to say: "Let alone the
Kurds in Mosul, you are fighting even your own Kurds." 419

In the first days of the riot, the French Commissariat in Baghdad sent
Paris a 40-page report. The report mentioned conflicting French-British in-

terests in the Middle East as well as the Kurdish-British relations. It also in-
cluded the following statements about Sheikh Said:

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