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Kurds in the United States (Sorani Kurdish: کوردانی ئەمریکا) refers to people born in or residing in the United States of Kurdish origin or those considered to be ethnic Kurds. The majority of Kurdish Americans are recent migrants from Turkey , Iran , Iraq and Syria .
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan [1] (Kurdish: باشووری کوردستان, romanized: Başûrê Kurdistanê) [2] [3] [4] refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of Greater Kurdistan in West Asia , which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey ( Northern Kurdistan ), northern ...
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) gained control of territory to the south of the Kurdistan Region after 2003, taking over land they claimed as part of "Iraqi Kurdistan". [5] During the Islamic State offensive in 2014, the KRG's Peshmerga forces took over more of the disputed territories.
De facto autonomous government: for governments with de facto autonomous control over a region. Government-in-exile: for a government based outside of the region in question, with or without control. Political party (or parties): for political parties involved in a political system to push for autonomy or secession.
Controlled by the PRC since the 2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff. Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary [93] Bhutan China [note 1] Republic of China [note 1] Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Tai or Diaoyu Dao) [1] Japan China [note 1] Republic of China [note 1] Controlled by Japan but claimed by the PRC and ROC. [94] Sixty-Four Villages East of the River Russia
A ceasefire between Turkey and the U.S.-backed Kurdish Syrian forces (SDF) around the northern Syrian city of Manbij has been extended until the end of this week, State Department spokesperson ...
This Tribal Map of America Shows Whose Land You’re Actually Living On. David Grossman. October 10, 2022 at 11:39 AM. ... Thanks to a mapping company’s clever approach to Google Maps, ...
The region’s Arabs have roles in both the SDF and the administration but have long resented the Kurdish control. ... The radical group lost its last sliver of land in eastern Syria in 2019, but ...