Overnight Friday a well-known Sunni jihadist group which operates in Iran posted a video to its media accounts purporting to show an attack on an oil pipeline in Iran's southern Khuzestan province, which has historically been a restive area in which Sunni Arab separatists have been active.
Ansar al-Furqan’s Ahwaz Martyrs Brigade released pictures which show the group blowing up a pipeline in the Omidiyeh region of Ahvaz, Iran. Via Terror Monitor
Though Iran has yet to confirm the attack, the terror group Ansar al-Furqan Ahwaz Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility in an official statement, which noted "This operation was conducted to inflict losses on the economy of the criminal Iranian regime." Ansar al-Furqan is a relatively new group, having been founded in 2013, and has ties to Syria’s Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front (currently called Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham). It is comprised primarily of Baluchi Salafist militants which are hostile to the Iranian government - the Baluch people, an entho-linguistic group, are spread primarily throughout southern Iran, Afghanistan, and western Pakistan.
Both the video and written statement identify the location of the attack as near near Omidiyeh, a city in Khuzestan Province - an area of the country which has witnessed periodic uprisings and sporadic bombings going back to 1979 and into the mid-2000's.
#IRAN
— Terrormonitor.org (@Terror_Monitor) December 30, 2017
Ansar al-Furqan’s Ahwaz Martyrs Brigade Releases Video Shows Blowing Up A Pipeline In Omidiyeh Region Of Ahvaz. #TerrorMonitor pic.twitter.com/V2EuZ6PRtt
According to the AP, this constitutes the first such attack by this particular group:
SITE [the U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group] says the attack by Ansar al-Furqan, if confirmed, would be their first in oil-rich southern Iran.
Iran has faced low-level separatist unrest from Kurds in its northwest, the Baloch in its east and Arabs in its south since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
But in this case the timing comes at an interesting moment as multiple major Iranian cities are now in the third day of rare anti-government protests widely reported to be fueled primarily by economic grievances, but which notably have included aggressive anti-Rouhani chants and slogans calling for the end of clerical rule, and could get more violent. Ansar al-Furqan specifically cited the desire to target Iran's economy in carrying out the oil pipeline attack.
Meanwhile, late in the day Friday the US State Department issued a formal condemnation of the Iranian government, calling the regime "a rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos" while announcing support for protesters. As we noted, statements now coming from US officials fit a familiar script which seem to roll out when anyone protests in a country considered an enemy of the United States - no matter the motivations and grievances of the demonstrators, whether economic and local or otherwise.
It is very likely that the Sunni jihadist Ansar al-Furqan (which is essentially "Iran's Nusra Front") is seizing on an opportunity to sow chaos in Iran at a moment when the country is in the international spotlight. As White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted Friday night, "The world is watching", a sentiment that Trump himself echoed hours later.
Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime’s corruption & its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund terrorism abroad. Iranian govt should respect their people’s rights, including right to express themselves. The world is watching! #IranProtests
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2017
Though certainly a radically different movement from the civilian protest movements currently gripping multiple cities across Iran (the Shia-majority populace tends to view the Sunni militant groups which have historically carried out bombings of civilian areas as dangerous terrorists), authorities in Tehran could also use the excuse of the threat of Sunni terror and militancy to broadly crack down on protests and anti-government sentiment.
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The pipeline wars are well underway, with pet "Jihadis" doing the dirty work.
Part and parcel of being a pipeline in the middle east.
In reply to The pipeline wars are well… by 8th Estate
It is the best idea to give hints to terrorists to blow pipelines in a region from where 50% of oil and terrorists come
In reply to Part and parcel of being a… by ACP
Saudi Arabia seems to have found a new target after their disastrous adventures in Yemen and Syria. What could possibly go wrong? (/sarc)
In reply to It is the best idea to give… by svayambhu108
Glad I am long oil..
In reply to Saudi Arabia seems to have… by Klassenfeind
Me too, but it's been a bit rough couple of years.
In reply to Glad I am long oil.. by Latina Lover
I really wish that the paedo house of saud would taste some of it's own sh1te now and again.
Oh and Tyler does love the anti Iran posts every so often.
In reply to Me too, but it's been a bit… by Fishthatlived
HOUSE of SAUD Making Its Move ???
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/may/21/trump-joins-cerem…
In reply to I really wish that the paedo… by BullyDog
The phrase 'people in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones'.
This is either Israel or Saudi backed, either way the blowback could be nasty.
In reply to HOUSE of SAUD Making Its… by BaBaBouy
Muslims attacking Muslims. The world is at equilibrium.
In reply to The phrase 'people in… by JohninMK
Back off, Donald. This is a big mistake for you in evry possible way.
In reply to Muslims attacking Muslims. … by The_Juggernaut
How ironic. The muslim terrorists suffer from muslim terrorism themselves. That whole Islamic religion needs to just go away.
In reply to HOUSE of SAUD Making Its… by BaBaBouy
I'm glad this mantra of "nuke all muslims" is starting to fade from American consciousness. Such a dialogue needs to die soon and fast. First of all, how can we simply "nuke all muslims" off the face of the planet? How can we do so without instigating a war with their allies in Russia and China? Oh, you said "Muslims need to just go away". No, actually. Where are they going to go? America has neither the military might nor the wherewithall to "delete" muslims from the world, and doesn't need to do so anyways. I know you got 8 downvotes, so the point is probably already proven, but I'm going to try to drive the nail into the wood on this one. NO we cannot kill all muslims or disappear them. NO we don't need to. NO we cannot exist in a world as an isolated "white" American race. NO we cannot exist in the world as anything except a dynamic and constantly changing world player. So please, give it a rest with "glass the middle east". That position is completely untenable and highly obnoxious. If I didn't know better, I'd think you were a Jewish troll. But sadly, I believe you are just an American who can't see past his own nose
In reply to How ironic. The muslim… by IH8OBAMA
I somewhat have the feeling Iranians and Russians are already prepared to the Americano Zionist strategies of inserting agents to blow up pipelines, generate unrest and destabilize a country while narrating it is a legitimate color blah blah revolution.
I think they will parade these guys and make them speak when they catch them.
Let's wait a little...
In reply to HOUSE of SAUD Making Its… by BaBaBouy
Blow up 10 more pipelines and we'll see $150 oil in 2018.
In reply to I somewhat have the feeling… by shitshitshit
And Shale oil will still be unprofitable
In reply to Blow up 10 more pipelines… by CheapBastard
And Shale oil will still be unprofitable
In reply to Blow up 10 more pipelines… by CheapBastard
HOUSE of SAUD Making Its Move ???
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/may/21/trump-joins-cerem…
In reply to Me too, but it's been a bit… by Fishthatlived
Cunni Arab Insurgents
In reply to HOUSE of SAUD Making Its… by BaBaBouy
CIA - Jihadis.
Search youtube and you will find a lot of fairly reasonable Muslims. But since CIA only supports their Islamic mercenaries they are the ones that get brought to the USA.
Good god the world would be better off without the CIA / NSA / Federal Reserve
In reply to Cunni Arab Insurgents by IntercoursetheEU
And Iranian aligned Shia in SA pay back MsB at Ghawar in 3...2...1...
In reply to Saudi Arabia seems to have… by Klassenfeind
Why do I get the feeling that Nuttyandyahoo has a hand in this? The jews want all the land in the middle east because apparently God promised it to them. The only problem is that the Zionists of this day are not God's people because they do not represent the initial 12 tribes of Israel that God had made this promise to.
The talmudic jews of today are fakes.
In reply to It is the best idea to give… by svayambhu108
M E gonna blow up "real good".
Will soon become more "gooder" for solar energy.
In reply to Why do I get the feeling… by Jumanji1959
Ha ha ha - Fuck Iran. After supporting terrorists against us for 38 years, I hope they enjoy their own terrorist bombing.
Couldn't happen to a nicer group.
In reply to M E gonna blow up "real good… by y3maxx
Al Nusra was funded / armed / trained by the USA with SA as an affiliate - the CIA is stepping up terrorists in Russia and now Iran and wont leave Syria or Iraq.
Iran is not the problem
In reply to Ha ha ha - Fuck Iran. After… by yomutti2
Like most MSM mimics, you start counting the reaction of 38 years ago and not the cause of 74 years ago.
In reply to Ha ha ha - Fuck Iran. After… by yomutti2
Dayum,u 1 tarded sumbeotch.
In reply to Ha ha ha - Fuck Iran. After… by yomutti2
Dayum,u 1 tarded sumbeotch.
In reply to Ha ha ha - Fuck Iran. After… by yomutti2
Dayum,u 1 tarded sumbeotch.
In reply to Ha ha ha - Fuck Iran. After… by yomutti2
You get the feeling because they just essentially told us that they were going to pull something. They're not hiding that they are involved in this. Such is their hubris.
In reply to Why do I get the feeling… by Jumanji1959
Sort of...
What they want right now is chaos...
Chaos in the Ishmael nations keeps them squabbling amongst themselves, and the focus off who's fomenting it...
In reply to Why do I get the feeling… by Jumanji1959
I am just a guy learning and watching, I pray and read as much as I can, I show love to others best I can...your comment is exactly what I think also from my extensive research..
In reply to Why do I get the feeling… by Jumanji1959
I also want to add...Just when Trump starts to get my attention in a positive way, he does this stuff and sets me back...I do not like Trumps tweet even a little
In reply to I am just a guy learning and… by coast1
Bingo. "Might makes right" is the essence of Trump foreign policy. There is both a short shelf life to this as well as blowback.
In reply to I also want to add...Just… by coast1
Jews follow the thalmud, real Hebrews descendants (today's Whitey's) read YHWH's word, the Bible.
In reply to Why do I get the feeling… by Jumanji1959
If God had promised the land to them, they must be doing god's work in grabing the land.
In reply to Why do I get the feeling… by Jumanji1959
If you have these feelings, you also have that feeling of a Iranian d*k in your mouth bigger than your peabrain?
In reply to Why do I get the feeling… by Jumanji1959
This is going to backfire big and Israel is going to through Saud under the bus for it.
We need truckloads of popcorn.
In reply to Part and parcel of being a… by ACP
The payback will have the Saudi oil fields, 5th fleet up in flames before you know it, along with the Hurmuz Strait being shut down and Bibi sucking his own dick in a basement shelter.
Nuland's Cunt Flaps are flapping from joy.
In reply to This is going to backfire… by Gaius Frakkin'…
Syria's Nusra Front must have used explosives the CIA gave them in Syria.
And CIA target intel.
In reply to The pipeline wars are well… by 8th Estate
Paid for by Saudi Arabia and MBS/Mohammed Bin Salman?
In reply to … by BennyBoy
Semites = jews and arabs straight from the loins of Abraham. When the jews were cast out of Israel by the romans, many semites lived in the countryside of Israel, this includes talmudic and muslim believing folks. When the jews of today are throwing out Palestinians, they are attacking semites, family members!!!
Iranians are not arabs. Thank God!!! They are Persians and descendants of a mighty empire!!
In reply to Paid for by Saudi Arabia and… by Klassenfeind
NOT paid for by SA - they have too many oil and gas assets themselves - would invite tit for tat escalation
no this is US game
In reply to Paid for by Saudi Arabia and… by Klassenfeind
It is the best idea to give hints to terrorists to blow pipelines in a region from where 50% of oil and terrorists come
In reply to The pipeline wars are well… by 8th Estate
The US and Israel don't give them hints, they give them orders. We know who supports ISIS.
In reply to It is the best idea to give… by svayambhu108
Is this possible blow back for trying to tell the Empire to leave Syria?
In reply to The US and Israel don't give… by Ms No
No. Iran was always the target. Syria was just a means of weakening Iranian support for Hezbollah. That failed so they have to go direct. Israel is desperate for the US to destroy Iran before it finally goes down.
In reply to Is this possible blow back… by Pure Evil
Plus Nutty Yahoo may be indicted on corruption charges soon and needs some massive distraction to save his bacon.
In reply to No. Iran was always the… by HowdyDoody
So this is the Joos and Neocons plan!
In reply to The pipeline wars are well… by 8th Estate
Erdogon must have sheet-burns , from tossing in his sleep during nightmares of which side to pick .
In reply to The pipeline wars are well… by 8th Estate
Pagination