Kurds

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1. A linguistically and culturally distinct people who inhabit parts of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and the former Soviet Union. Once part of the Ottoman Empire, they long have sought an independent nation-state, but without success. After his defeat in the Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein brutally repressed rebellious Kurds in northern Iraq.

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With international support, Syria's Kurds were key to the fight against IS during the civil war, leading to the jihadists' territorial defeat there in 2019.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

The U.S. belatedly created such a zone for the Kurds in Iraq’s north in 1991.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Persians, Parsis, Kurds, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Tajiks, Kazakhs, Uzbeks and other cultures celebrate the festival and have their own traditions surrounding it.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

Mohsin Khalidi, 63, an Iranian Kurdish poet who has lived in Erbil since 2004, said regime change is a "common desire" among Kurds, but their forces alone cannot achieve it.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

And if you want the story in the story, I’ll tell you the one Ali Shekari told me about the origin of the Kurds later.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri