Who are the Kurds Fighting in Turkey and Syria?

By Chris Chappell
Chris Chappell
Chris Chappell
October 22, 2019Updated: November 3, 2019

Tensions are once again flaring in the Middle East, this time over whether US President Donald Trump “abandoned” the Kurds, a diverse ethnic group of around 20-25 million people living in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. After US troops pulled out of Syria, Turkey attacked, in a move called Operation Peace Spring. But who exactly are the Kurds

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