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Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Who are the Kurds and why are they under attack?
Kurds are an Iranian ethnic people who live in Western Asia’s mountainous area. The majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslims and speak Kurdish languages. They were left stateless when the boundaries of Turkey were set after World War I, which made them ethnic minorities in their respective countries. In Turkey, Kurds are the largest minority that represents about one-fifth of the population. However, because of their continuing persistence and resistance, they have been persecuted by the Turkish government within the country and beyond the borders.
Now, as the US abruptly announced to withdraw its troops from northern Syria that had been supporting Kurds to fight against ISIS, those Kurdish soldiers, and people are under attack by Turkey that wants to diminish their influence on the country and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a Kurdish far-left militant and political organization based in Turkey and Iraq.
Indeed, they are stateless nations who don’t have their own state and are not the majority population in any nation, like Palestinians, Rohingyas, and Uyghurs. And they are helpless against the persecutions in the place where they live. Who will protect or support them from now?
Enjoy reading the text and learn what sorts of ordeals Kurdish people are going to undergo and endure.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/09/world/kurds-in-syria-explainer-trnd/index.html
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