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Most Kurds are Sunnis, so this question makes little sense as put.

When the "Media" refers to the conflict between "Sunnis and Kurds" they are using the word "Sunni" as shorthand for saying "Sunni Arabs" in order to distinguish them from "Shiite Arabs". There are linguistic, cultural, and ethnic differences between Arabs and Kurds.

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