Kurdistan 101 Videos
The topic of Kurdistan is complex. The Kurdish people have a long history dating back long before the current borders of the Middle East were created. With recent revolutions and ongoing civil wars that continue to change the landscape of the region, the Kurds have found themselves playing an increasingly important role in the Middle East. As the largest boots-on-the-ground army fighting against ISIS and a strategically important ally to the United States , Europe, and the United Nations, the Kurds are very relevant in our current landscape.
For the Beginners:
In just 15 minutes you can gain enough knowledge to join in on vitally important dialogue about Kurdistan and the Kurdish people.
Who Are The Kurds?
Female Fighters of Kurdistan
Council on Foreign Relations: Time of the Kurds
U.S. Congress Talks About Kurdish Independence
For the informed:.
Spend an hour learning about some of the latest developments in Kurdistan and you can officially call yourself informed on the topic.
BBC Our World – Rojava : Syria’s Secret Revolution
Kurds Female Fighters in Battle
20,000 Yazidi & Christians rescued by Kurdish Fighters
In this video you can see the moment female and male Kurdish forces from all four parts of Kurdistan rescue more than 20,000 people from the Sinjar mountains.
Iraq’s Crisis and the KRG
For the overachievers:.
For those looking for the deepest level of insights and understanding about Kurdistan and the current events shaping the region we recommend the following.
The UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee published their 74 page policy document on The Kurdistan Region of Iraq on January 13, 2015.
The Kurdish Regional Government published this 50 page vision of the future. Explore to learn about the plans for regions and the goals for the people.
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Arabic: Kurdistān. Persian: Kordestān. Kurdistan, broadly defined geographic region traditionally inhabited mainly by Kurds. It consists of an extensive plateau and mountain area, spread over large parts of what are now eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and western Iran and smaller parts of northern Syria and Armenia.
The topic of Kurdistan is complex. The Kurdish people have a long history dating back long before the current borders of the Middle East were created. With recent revolutions and ongoing civil wars that continue to change the landscape of the region, the Kurds have found themselves playing an increasingly important role in the Middle East.
The Kurdish language, with nearly 25 million speakers, is a West Iranian language that is closely related to Persian and Pashto. The Kurds were thought to number between 36 million and 46 million in the mid-2010s. They lived primarily in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria with diasporic communities in Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union.