Questions tagged [kurdistan]
Questions related to the government or politics of Kurdistan.
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Kurds in World War 2
I am reading quotes of Trump saying
"They didn’t help us in the second world war, they didn’t help us with Normandy" in regards to Kurds.
How could an ethnic group spread between multiple different ...
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What is President Trump's first public reaction to Turkey's invasion into Northern Syria against his stark warning?
Hours ago, Turkey started an offensive into North Eastern Syria:
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies have launched their military operation into northeastern Syria, President Tayyip ...
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Is the PKK [still] a terrorist group?
I am wondering if the designation of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as a terrorist group might be outdated.
Are there any instances of the PKK targeting civilians during the insurgency of 2015-...
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Why has Macron offered to mediate between the Turkish government and YPG force of Syria?
Recently, the French president Macron has offered to mediate between the Syrian Kurdish force YPG and the Turkish government.
How will Macron or France benefit from mediating between the YPG Kurds ...
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Iran rebukes Turkey on Syria incursion - Why?
Turkey is in Syria launching an offensive against the Kurds, and Iran just issued a warning for Turkey to back off. This confuses me - isn't it in Iran's interest for Turkey to suppress the Kurds? Why ...
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Is the PKK and PYD's political outlook unpopular among Iraqi Kurds?
The Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party is active in the Iraqi Kurdish autonomy zone; and it seems to be the counterpart of the PYD in Syria and the PKK in Turkey. The party failed rather miserably in ...
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Implications of a Kurdish Exit from Iraq [closed]
How would Kurdish officials deal with the situation following a "Yes" vote in a referendum to exit the Iraqi confederation.
The "Kurdistan" so formed would border four countries: Iraq, Turkey Syria ...
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How many Kurds have been killed, injured or incarcerated by Turkey in the last 20 years?
Turkey has waged a conflict with Kurds over their desire for independence for a while. Is it known (ideally from sources independent of Turkish government) how many Kurds were victims of this?
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How do Russians view the Kurds?
Are there any polls or research on how the Russian populace views the Kurds (in general, or those in Turkey specifically)?
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What are the current military objectives of Rojava(Syrian kurds)?
The relations of various factions in syrian war seems to be very complicated, as can be seen in this image.
Considering the Rojava, it seems like they are been supported by both Russian and US ...
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Why US is supportive of YPG despite their links with PKK
PKK has been engaged in many terrorist activities and has been declared as terrorist organization by US herself.
Merely a month ago the US defense chief openly admitted the links between PKK and YPG ...
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How can Iraqi Kurdistan become a sovereign state?
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani wants to hold a referendum in October 2016 in an attempt to gain independence for Iraqi Kurdistan. Will this referendum make Iraqi Kurdistan a sovereign state? If ...
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Why are US, EU and human-rights NGOs silent against the killing of innocent kurdish people in Turkey? [closed]
Everybody knows that Turkey and AKP party supports ISIS, in Turkey we see an internal war against Kurdish people, the Kurdish parties such as PYD, YPG, etc are based on freedom, human rights and ...
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Are Kurds hostile to the west?
Compared to other ethnic groups in the middle east, are Kurds hostile towards the west (Australia in particular)?
I don't mean annoyed or disappointed or exasperated by the west's betrayal or lack of ...
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How are relationships between Russia and progressive Kurdish groups?
The Turkish PKK, known for its armed struggle for an independent Kurdistan, initially (1970s) described itself as communist, and more recently still rather radical as communalist. It is designated as ...
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