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Kurds
Kurds , a non-Arab Middle Eastern minority population that inhabits the region known as Kurdistan, an extensive plateau and mountain area, c.74,000 sq mi (191,660 sq km), in SW Asia, including parts of E Turkey, NE Iraq, and NW Iran and smaller sections of NE Syria and Armenia. The region lies ast... Read more
Abdul Karim Kassem
Abdul Karim Kassem , 1914-63, Iraqi general and politician. A graduate (1934) of the Iraqi military academy, he attended the army staff college. His outstanding bravery, shown in campaigns against the Kurds and in the Palestinian war of 1948, won him many military decorations. He organized the milit... Read more
Iraq
Iraq or Irak , officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. Iraq is bordered on the south by Kuwait, the Persian Gulf, and Saudi Arabia; on the west by Jordan and Syria; on the north by Turkey; and on the east by Iran. Iraq formerly s... Read more
Arabs
Arabs name originally applied to the Semitic peoples of the Arabian Peninsula. It now refers to those persons whose primary language is Arabic. They constitute most of the population of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, ... Read more
migration
migration of people, geographical movements of individuals or groups for the purpose of permanently resettling. Early History Migrations have occurred throughout history and have played an important part in the peopling of all the areas of the earth. Primitive migrations were usually in s... Read more
Tansu Çiller
Tansu Çiller , 1946-, Turkish politician, first woman prime minister of Turkey (1993-96). She studied at the Univ. of the Bosporus, Istanbul (B.A.), Univ. of Connecticut (Ph.D.), and Yale, and was an economics professor during the late 1970s and 80s. Joining the ruling center-right True Path ... Read more
Zagros
Zagros , mountain system of W Iran, extending c.1,100 mi (1,770 km) from the Turkish-Armenian frontier SE to the Strait of Hormuz, forming the western and southern border of the central Iranian plateau; rises to Mt. Sabalan, 15,592 ft (4,752 m) high. The Zagros vary from the rugged, forested, and sn... Read more
Turkey
Turkey Turk. Türkiye , officially Republic of Turkey, republic (2005 est. pop. 69,661,000), 301,380 sq mi (780,574 sq km), SW Asia and SE Europe. It borders on Iraq (SE), Syria and the Mediterranean Sea (S), the Aegean Sea (W), Greece and Bulgaria (NW), on the Black Sea (N), and Armenia, Geor... Read more
Turkey
Turkey Turk. Türkiye , officially Republic of Turkey, republic (2005 est. pop. 69,661,000), 301,380 sq mi (780,574 sq km), SW Asia and SE Europe. It borders on Iraq (SE), Syria and the Mediterranean Sea (S), the Aegean Sea (W), Greece and Bulgaria (NW), on the Black Sea (N), and Armenia, Geor... Read more
poison gas
poison gas any of various gases sometimes used in warfare or riot control because of their poisonous or corrosive nature. These gases may be roughly grouped according to the portal of entry into the body and their physiological effects. Vesicants (blister gases) produce blisters on all body surface... Read more

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Kurds
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...History and Cultural Relations The Kurds have a long and eventful history...were the first to refer to "Kurds." Many important figures in the history of the Ottoman and Persian empires...independent nation-state. This history has profoundly affected almost...
Yezidis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...physically resemble the Muslim Kurds and the Armenians of the Lake...umbrage at being referred to as "Kurds.") Some scholars believe...the Indo-European Family. History and Cultural Relations According...religion. Throughout their history the Yezidis have been subject...
Kurdish Revolts
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...organized efforts of stateless Kurds to form a Kurdish state or achieve...late nineteenth century, the Kurds have made ceaseless efforts...terrorism." By contrast, the Kurds themselves and a body of less...revolt as a new stage in the history of Kurdish nationalism because...
Kurdish Autonomous Zone
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...of northern Iraq where Iraqi Kurds have been living under de facto...awareness of the plight of the Kurds, the collapse of the Kurdish...For the first time in their history, the Kurds controlled a large...McDowell, David. A Modern History of the Kurds. London: I...
Iraq
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures ...largest cultural group is the Kurds, who are in the highlands...consciousness based on Iraq's history, including the pre-Islam...this center of attention on history, several ancient sites from...faith in Allah and Arab unity. History and Ethnic Relations Emergence...
Jews of Kurdistan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Juh ū (by the Kurds); in Israel: Kurdim. Orientation...isolated throughout much of their history and are thought to have retained...Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. The Kurds are a nation without a politically...and Turkish (in Turkey). History and Cultural Relations According...
Kurdistan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa KURDISTAN The land of the Kurds. Kurdistan does not have boundaries...but it is estimated that the Kurds number more than 25 million...them after World War I, the Kurds have not been able to develop...McDowall, David. A Modern History of Kurds, 2d revised and updated...
Arabs
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...also in Yemen and Iraq), Kurds, Berbers, Copts, and Druze...changed several times through history. Some Arab scholars have...See J. B. Glubb, A Short History of the Arab Peoples (1969); P. K. Hitti, History of the Arabs (10th ed...
Middle East
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...of existence for much of the history of the region, and remains...and the first cities in human history. Indeed, the contrast and...Arabs, Persians, Turks, Kurds, Armenians, and, until recently...with Islam and Christianity. History and Culture Successive conquests...
migration
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Migrations have occurred throughout history and have played an important...important migrations in European history were the Gothic invasions...international migration in history, c.65 million people migrated...thousands of Kurdish refugees (see Kurds ) have migrated from Iraq to...

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Turkey
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...zinc. Tourism is expanding. History Modern Turkey evolved from the...and fighting between Turks, Kurds, and Armenians, continued...for Turkey's twelve million Kurds, continued its armed campaign...offensive was launched against the Kurds in northern Iraq, and unrest...
Iraq
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...infrastructure and a lack of essential services in many areas. History As MESOPOTAMIA , the area of present-day Iraq is known as...been troubled by periodic struggles for independence by its KURDS . It has often been isolated in Arab affairs by its assertiveness...
Iran
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...yet been successfully reversed, and there is food rationing. History Early Persian dynasties included the ACHAEMENIDS , whose rule...abuses of human rights in Iran, including attacks against the Kurds, and the implications of the procurement of arms

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9th March to change course of history: Kurd.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 1/16/2009; 434 words ; ...of Lawyers Movement Ali Ahmed Kurd has said that lawyers long march...event and change the course of history destiny of the poor people of...leaders also spoke. Ali Ahmed Kurd claimed that the people sitting...Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Kurd said that in past many long...
Operation Desert Strike; History reveals Kurds' bitter oppression and abandonment The struggle between the two main Iraqi Kurd factions has cost them an opportunity to advance their common cause and has brought Iran and Iraq, two of their most implacable tormentors, into their territory.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 9/4/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...Kurdish proverb states: "The Kurds have no friends." A glance at their 20th-century history reveals the bitter experience...Iran and Iraq - in which most Kurds live. They have been seduced...S. missile attacks, the Kurds would have to add themselves...between the two main Iraqi Kurd ...
A Modern History of the Kurds. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 4/22/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...David McDowall's A Modern History of the Kurds (I.B. Tauris, 472 pp...nations: Turkey and Iraq. The Kurds, not unlike the Afghans...warrior of all time, was a Kurd. An independent Kurdistan...nationalists. Indeed, the Kurds were promised autonomy and...
No Friends but the Mountains: The Tragic History of the Kurds
Newspaper article from: Domes; 10/31/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...the Mountains: The Tragic History of the Kurds. Readers may...their tragic situation, the Kurds have historically contributed...twentieth centuries, many obscure Kurds (and, similarly, many others...social organization among the Kurds presents a bewildering variety...Until the twentieth ...
A Modern History of the Kurds
Magazine article from: The Middle East Journal; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; A Modern History of the Kurds, by David McDowall. London and New...interviews with a host of knowledgeable Kurds, McDowall divides his work into five...before the Nineteenth Century," "The Kurds in the Age of Tribe and Empire" covers...
A MODERN HISTORY OF THE KURDS.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Middle East; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; A MODERN HISTORY OF THE KURDS By David McDowall published by IB TAURIS...constant themes of recent Middle East history. There are also issues which, particularly...Kurdistan takes place. In this detailed history of the Kurds from the 19th century...
Saddam's Other Victims - the Kurds;History's Forgotten People Seek Redress
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/20/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...BUSH could assure his place in history if, in the course of the conflict...the recognition of the Iraqi Kurds' long-denied aspirations as well. Iraq's 4 million Kurds have for years been victimized...deadly undertakings in recent history. Arab countries - never slow...
HORRORS OLD, NEW SEAR IRAQ'S KURDS HISTORY IN MIND, US SEES POTENTIAL FOR POSTWAR STRIFE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/6/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...books. According to the Kurds who cross the bridge and provided...region, home to 3.5 million Kurds. The worry is exacerbated...the years. All that bitter history will make Iraq a tinderbox...Dr. Saedi Barzinji, a Kurd who serves as a legal adviser...Muslims, Christians, ethnic Kurds, and ...
Kurds, with history of shifting alliances, now say America is their friend
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 12/12/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Dateline: SULAYMANIA, Iraq The Kurds like to say they have no friends...poet and publisher. In our history, we've done great damage...without America. And although Kurds would betray each other, we...Many observers of Kurdish history worry that Kurds will again...
Between Turks and Kurds, a History of Tension
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 4/3/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...They might wish to say to the Kurds what Stalin said to another...them. The result has been a history of griefs. Yet what is their...gain national autonomy for the Kurds. Turkey offers the Kurds full...those terrible problems that history poses without providing a solution...