In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
To the Muslim people of Kurdistan:
It has been heard that some elements have been causing a commotion in beloved Kurdistan, acting against Islam and not letting Muslims have peace. This group has attacked and denigrated the armed forces, which have returned to the embrace of the Muslim nation and are now rallying behind them. Such acts are against Islam and counter to the interests of the Muslim people. The people of Kurdistan and other places (in Iran) must realize that any kind of aggression against the army and gendarmerie is rejected in our view. We have no disagreement with our Sunni brethren. We are all of one nation and Qur'an. The army, the gendarmerie and the police must also know that from now on they are the protectors of the Muslim people's peace and independence. Anybody who attacks them is not a Muslim and is an agent of the foreign (powers). The armed forces must defend the interests of the Muslim nation with all their might, and must thwart any aggression made against them, the women and the children.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini