Why does Trump want Kurdish fighters to join the war in Iran? - The Latest

Intense waves of airstrikes have hit dozens of military positions, frontier posts and police stations along northern parts of Iran’s border with Iraq in what appears to be preparation by the US and…

5 Mar, 19:35 — 5 Mar, 19:35

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Who are the Kurds and why does Trump want them to join the war on Iran?

A nationless ethnic group of more than 30 million people, their homegrown militia has a reputation as an effective fighting force The Kurds are one of the biggest ethnic groups in the world without their own nation. Numbering between 30 and 40 million worldwide, most live amid the peaks and valleys straddling the borders of Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. The Kurds link their history to that of the Medes, an ancient Middle Eastern people. They were left stateless a century ago when the...

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Donald Trump susține o ofensivă kurdă în Iran, dar nu promite sprijin aerian

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Why does Trump want Kurdish fighters to join the war in Iran? - The Latest

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Donald Trump susține o ofensivă kurdă în Iran, dar nu promite sprijin aerian

Who are the Kurds and why does Trump want them to join the war on Iran?

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