Everyone is watching to see whether Kurdish fighters will launch a ground offensive into western Iran. So, who are the Kurds? Read more:

Why would they

We Kurds are still struggling for our freedom and rights — but we are not naive to fall for this. Just a month ago, after a full decade of partnership with the US in Syria, we were betrayed. Our cities and towns were attacked by the Syrian government while US Ambassador Tom Barrack worked in the interest of Turkey and the Syrian ISIS army. We love the American people and still believe America represents the free world. But we won’t fall for another betrayal. Once the dust settles, we will simply be sold again in another deal to Tehran, Baghdad or Ankara.

To understand the history of the Kurds, one must first look at the price we have paid. We were the ones fighting on the front lines against ISIS, the world's greatest threat; yet, we are the ones still forced to pay a price for our fundamental rights. The reports you sign are merely statistics of the suffering we have endured for generations. Our children want to look at the sky and see airplanes as symbols of freedom, not as threats. We are the most ancient reality of this geography; we were here before the states surrounding us existed, and we will continue to exist

You forgot to tell, they are narco-marxist terrorists group called PKK and PJAK, which are primarily source of narcotics of Europe, they are responsible for death of 40 thousands Kurds and Turks in Turkey since 1980. Many Kurdish teenage girls and boy abducted and forced into fight for them by force from Kurdish villages, It is terrorist organization recognised by US, so to use them In the Syrian war, USA/CIA asked them to rebrand and whitewash their name as YPG/SDF.

Kurds are an ancient, unbreakable nation from the mountains of Mesopotamia, the heart of Kurdistan, a land divided and occupied by Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. Kurds number 35–45 million, speak their own language, celebrate Newroz as the eternal flame of resistance, and remain the world’s largest people without a state. Kurds have fought empires across centuries, survived genocides like Anfal and the chemical horror of Halabja, and still defend their identity and freedom with unmatched courage against every form of oppression.

Pathetic liars. Kurds aren't there. Kurds' historical homeland is a small portion of Zagros Mountains. They were introduced to Anatolia by Yavuz Sultan Selim in the early 1500s.

Kurds will no longer operate under the old equation. The model of “sacrifice first, recognition maybe later” is over. Great powers may still try to treat Kurds as temporary partners. Regional states may still prefer Kurds who are stateless but controllable. But within Kurdish society, the threshold for guarantee-less sacrifice is falling. The new principle is clear: First recognition and guarantees, then partnership. No one can use Kurds for free. No one can impose a single option on us. No one can claim unlimited mandate on behalf of the Kurdish people. Every gain must become institutional. Because the issue is not momentary excitement, but historical resilience. @UN @Europarl_EN @HRW @Kurdistan

The Kurds are one of the largest stateless ethnic groups in the world — brave, resilient people who've been fighting for rights and autonomy for decades across Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran. 🇮🇶🇮🇷🇹🇷🇸🇾

Older than history, stronger than borders. The Kurds remain as towering as our mountains. One nation, one struggle, one goal: A free and independent Kurdistan. ​Bijî berxwedana gelê kurd! Jin, Jiyan, Azadî. ✌️ 2+2=1 ❤️☀️💚 #FreeKurdistan Kurdîstan yek welate, nabe çar ✌️

Our history is long, and our struggle continues. We, the Kurds, protect our land, uphold our rights, and preserve our identity and culture through every generation. Kurdistan is coming, despite all challenges and for the sake of all free people. Berxwedan jiyan e ✌️

The were betrayed by our government over and over. They’re not fighting for you anymore.

Finally, after 100+ years of them being the largest ethnic group without a country, CNN drops the explainer video like it's brand new intel. Next up: 'Who are the Jews?' in 2027😂😂

This map is inaccurate. For instance, Syrian Kurds do not occupy such a vast, contiguous geographical area, and the yellow shading depicting a unified Kurdish territory across northern Syria is misleading. These northern regions are characterized by a diverse demographic fabric with an Arab majority, while the Kurdish social and demographic weight is concentrated in three distinct, non-contiguous enclaves: Afrin, Kobani, and Qamishli. Given these geographical realities, it would be prudent to involve specialized consultants within your team to ensure such complexities are precisely represented.

In Syria/Rojava they where forced by the Trump administration to give the power to jihadist HTS

Kurds are the indigenous people being opressed by Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq for millennia. They deserve a nation state and have a population greater than 70 million. The British and French divided the Kurds land to ensure ages of instability and to grow its military industry.

We Kurds are still struggling for our freedom and rights — but we are not naive to fall for this. Just a month ago, after a full decade of partnership with the US in Syria, we were betrayed. Our cities and towns were attacked by the Syrian government while US Ambassador Tom Barrack worked in the interest of Turkey and the Syrian ISIS army. We love the American people and still believe America represents the free world. But we won’t fall for another betrayal. Once the dust settles, we will simply be sold again in another deal to Tehran, Baghdad or Ankara.

I guess we will see. How many betrayals will they accept

@Shahrizor

Why on Earth would they do that????

Kurds have been fighting for autonomy for decades.

We Iranian People will kill all the peshmerga terrorists and their leaders in Iran. No one welcomes the peshmerga barbaric terrorists in Iran. These Iraqi Kurdish terrorists also organized by mullahs.

PKK kurds are terrorists and traitors; you don´t like them, you only use them when it suits you. You know they´re not right, you´re the liars.

Which Kurds? Separatist Kurds in the region incorporating Northern Iraq, Eastern Turkey, and small parts of North-Western Iran? You know, the ones who've been fighting for their own separate nation for decades? Or, do you mean the Iranian Kurds who are fighting against the IRGC to restore a republic, or monarchy, or a free state of Iran? Or, perhaps other Kurds in the region? These guys are just Iranians calling for the Shaw's son to return.

This from a US military family.. I know who the Kurds are they fought beside my loved 1 in Syria @SDF_Syria they respected & protected each other only to have that respect to be shit upon my Trump @SecWar They will never trust @CENTCOM @thejointstaff again

They're the people you always sh*t on.

There are groups of people around the world who are considered acceptable simply "because they fought against the Turks" (or are still at war with them).Their poverty, low level of general education, or lack of civilization is irrelevant.The fact that they fought against the Turks is a mark of status for them.

Fake news @CommunityNotes

Genuinely the most racist newspiece any media has ever produced in the history of humanity

The Kurds have fought in almost every major conflict in the region, yet they’re still the largest people without a country.

Leave the kurds alone.

the kurds have been called the stateless people of the middle east for a century fighting for rights autonomy and survival the idea that suddenly they are just another pawn in this war ignores the fact they have their own long history of struggle and betrayal

The Kurds are your toys, played with when you need them, discarded when you don't. They're so naive they fall for your lies every time. By the way, you forgot to mention, these are the PKK and PJAK, Marxist terrorist groups involved in drug trafficking, and they are a major source of drugs for Europe. They are responsible for the deaths of 40,000 Kurds and Turks in Türkiye since 1980. Many Kurdish girls and boys have been kidnapped from Kurdish villages and forced to fight for them. Know who they are; it's in their blood, they'll sell anything, treachery is in their veins.