The Kurds are one of the largest ethnic communities in the world without a country to call their own. This ethnic group, which numbers around 30 million people, is scattered across several countries, namely Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. Kurds have a rich and vibrant culture, and the Kurdish language is one of the oldest languages in the world. However, their history in the region has been marked by , repression, and marginalization for centuries.

The Kurds have long been subject to a range of human rights abuses, violence, and discrimination in many of the countries where kurds-was-born” title=”How the rivalry between Türkiye and the Kurds was born”>reasons–behind-turkeys-attack-on-the-suffer–persecution” title=”Why do Kurds suffer persecution”>kurds” title=”What are the reasons behind Turkeys attack on the Kurds”>they reside. In Turkey, for example, the government has suppressed Kurdish identity by banning the use of the Kurdish language in schools and public spaces. This has led to the marginalization and alienation of many Kurds who struggle to assert their identity and cultural heritage. The state also employs a heavy-handed military approach towards the Kurdish separatist movement.

The Kurdish story in Iraq is one of devastating violence and genocide. During the reign of Saddam Hussein, as many as 180,000 Kurds were killed and thousands more displaced. The gas and chemical attacks on Kurdish villages in 1988 by the Iraqi government, in particular the massacre of the town of Halabja, are among the most horrific acts of violence ever visited on Kurdish people.

In Syria, the long-running civil war has been characterized by intense fighting importance-of-the-kurds-in-international-politics-and-who-are-they” title=”What is the importance of the Kurds in international politics and who are they”>international–politics-and-who-are-they’ title=’What is the importance of the Kurds in international politics and who are they’>international community. The world, therefore, should support the efforts of the Kurdish people to achieve self-determination, and end the cycle of violence, repression, and discrimination they have faced for far too long.

The international community should speak out against human rights abuses and oppression wherever it occurs, and stand with those who are being marginalized and oppressed. The Kurds have endured

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