#Iranian
security forces are brutally suppressing protestors in
#Sanandaj
,
#Kurdistan
Province. Here's what else you need to know today from CTP and
@TheStudyofWar
's Iran Crisis Update:
#سنندج #مهسا_امینی
Anti-regime protests occurred in at least 16 cities in 11 different provinces on October 10. Iranian security forces are using significantly violent and lethal means to suppress protests in
#Sanandaj
.
Protests in the Iranian heartland may be approaching the threshold identified in US military doctrine for “latent and incipient” insurgency. CTP has not yet observed clear indicators that the protest movement has crossed the threshold and isn't prepared to forecast that it will.
Thousands of oil workers participated in strikes and anti-regime protests, which could pose a significant threat to the regime’s oil production if prolonged.