Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 2, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free june 1979 15 of photos ethnic arabs right demonstrate in Khora Mshar following clashes with iranian government left lie in wait for the unarmed later opening fire on no official casualty forces that left More than 20 dead and scores during the iranian gunmen report was issued but reporters at the scene said at least three protesters were iranians fire on Arab protesters Iran a Mili Tiamen poured gunfire from behind sandbagged rooftops at several thou Sand iranian Arab protesters marching through this Oil port the a Tonomo minded arabs were denouncing their provincial governor and de manding the bodies of comrades slain in three antigovernment Vio world at least three wounded demonstrators were taken away in at the scene there was no official casualty local Arab religious Leader Ayatollah Taher Al Shobei Khaghani that government Jet fighter planes and helicopters attacked five Arab villages on the outskirts of the military officials denied the but revolutionary guards would not permit reporters into the area in the arabs the bulk of the work Force in this heart of Iran Oil Are seeking greater autonomy under the new revolutionary islamic Republic refugees towed to sea Kuala Bumpur Reuter malaysian Security forces towed vessels carrying More than vietnamese refugees out to sea today As a senior government official in Thailand predicted a vast new influx of refugees into that malaysian police said the Vietnam Ese took shelter on the country East coast last monday but were asked to leave after their boats were in Saiyud chief of of the thai supreme military said More than one million refugees Are expected to arrive there during the coming he told a meeting of the British chamber of Commerce in Bangkok that the refugees constitute Thailand most serious Security we already have firm evidence of communist spies and agents operating inside and out of refugee he Saiyud predicted the exodus of 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this offer Good Only to i a greater share of the Oil reve the moslem arabs Are a minority in moslem but persian dominated the dispute exploded armed clashes wednesday Between Arab gun men and the militia like revolutionary Twentyfive persons were killed in fighting Here wednesday and thursday and four were killed wednesday in the Oil centres of Abadan and fist shaking some bared to the rallied outside a government building in Central Khora Mshar yesterday shouting death to Madani and demanding the bodies of arabs slain in the recent rear Admiral Ahmad Madani is the governor general of surrounding Khuze Stan prov Ince and commander of the iranian thousands demonstrate the numbering Sev eral began marching toward the cites main Arab chanting we Are also Why Are you killing us give us our dead revolutionary guards abandoned one of their roadblocks As the arabs approached and Tore aside the but at the next Roadblock guards opened fire from surrounding roof the most appearing to be youths wore White masks with slits for their eyes and Many appeared to be firing into the air during the which lasted several i state radio claimed the marchers intended to attack a revolutionary coir be Headquarters and said the guards had fired into the air to Stop an hour More arabs arrived from neighbouring the site of the worlds largest Oil As new demonstrations got under officers ordered guards through bullhorn not to shoot unless they were fired upon hours after the an estimated arabs gathered at the main Arab mosque and demanded that guards be disarmed and Madani be prosecuted for the deaths connected with the Street the arabs did not say what would happen if the government ignored their but warned that it would be responsible for any following the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the collapse of his which had kept Iran restive minorities in the arabs began demanding autonomous control of their greater use of the arabic language in government Here and an end to alleged to Job Dis criminal government authorities blamed for eign subversion for the three Days of bitter clashes and denied that there was a Between the two million ethnic arabs and the persian Majori spirit gone in Iran once proud army Iran the com Mander of the iranian army 151st armoured brigade jumped into his jeep to Check out an area where his men had clashed with dissident arabs near his bases main his Driver turned the the Battery was the inoperative command its shattered and even the in weary face of the Middle age Sargood major who ran the All symbolize the state of Iran once proud when the Shah was still i didst know who i was supposed to the major i still dont know who in supposed to i just try and sit but the majors men seemed eager to reporters who went onto the base during the height of this weeks Battle Between government forces and arabs seeking More autonomy from the persian dominated government found the troops ready to fire at nearly any thing and anybody who but it was Clear that the discipline and morale of the troops were Low and their fighting ability even against the gangs of who were armed with an assortment of handguns and at one Small groups of arabs had set up roadblocks on the Road from the base to preventing the base in southwestern Iran from sending help to other embattled it took tanks and armoured personnel carriers to Clear the but even then help from Navy and local persian militia units was needed to repel the whether Iran military was More effective during the reign of the exiled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi is but the Shah was overthrown last the armed forces certainly looked among the Shah military were Snapp ily dressed air borne an air Force equipped with some of the worlds most advanced planes and a powerful tank corps and thousands of underwater demolition when the military observers said it was As if the roman legions were passing All of this crumbled last and the particularly the 000man All but diplomatic experts say the army is 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