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American University of Iraq, Suliamania

American University of Iraq, Suliamania. Iraq. Sunni/ Shi’a areas. Where Kurds Live. Turkey Iran Iraq Syria. Who Are the Kurds. Largely S unni Muslim Have their own language (related to Persian) Live in a mountainous region of SW Asia that includes

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American University of Iraq, Suliamania

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  1. American University of Iraq, Suliamania

  2. Iraq

  3. Sunni/Shi’a areas

  4. Where Kurds Live Turkey Iran Iraq Syria

  5. Who Are the Kurds • Largely Sunni Muslim • Have their own language (related to Persian) • Live in a mountainous region of SW Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria. • Between 25 and 30 million • Traditionally pastoralists – after WW1, farmers • One of the longest ethnic histories in the Middle East – 2400 BC

  6. Post World War 1 Following Defeat of the Ottoman Empire

  7. Britain and France Divided up the Ottoman Empire

  8. Short Iraq History • • A British Mandate 1917 • • 1921 Kingdom of Iraq declared • • British imported/imposed a • Heshemite King: Faisal

  9. 1946 Mahabad Republic: Iran

  10. Iraqi Kurdistan: 1992 – 2005U.S. No fly zone

  11. KDP vs PUK

  12. ISIS Control

  13. Recent Activity

  14. Acronyms & Kobane: Syrian Kurds KRG Kurdish Regional Government KDP – Iraqi Kurd – Kurdish Democratic Party: (Barzani) PUK – Iraqi Kurd - Patriotic Union of Kurdistan: Talabani PKKTurkish Workers Party PYD - Syrian Kurdish Party KNC – Syrian Kurdish party

  15. The Kurdish Regions of Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran

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