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The Kurds are not united into one government. In Iraqi Kurdistan, there are two main families which have held power: the Barzanis and the Talabanis. Currently, the Kurdish Regional Government is led by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and President Massoud Barzani. In Syria, the Kurds are organized under the current Rojava Government which is headed by Kurdish Co-President Hediya Yousef and Arab Co-President Mansur Selum. In Turkey and Iran, there are both government-recognized political leaders of the Kurdish community like Selahattin DemirtaÅŸ in Turkey and terrorist groups that fight for Kurdish independence (like the PKK in Turkey and the PDKI/MEK in Iran).
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Who disagreed about choosing the Islamic world's leader in the late 600's?
Kurds and the Tailben
Was Saddam Hussein a genocidal leader?
Yes, he used chemicals to kill thousands of Kurds and others.
Do Kurds only marry Kurds?
Yes. The Kurds are an overwhelmingly insular community.
Are the kurds in northern Iraq predominantly sunni or shia?
Yes, but there are minorities of Shiite Muslim Kurds, Yazidi Kurds, and Baha'i Kurds.
Are Kurds monotheists?
Most Kurds are Muslims, so yes. There are a minority of Kurds who are Yazidi or Zoroastrian which are henotheistic faiths and not strictly monotheistic. There are also Kurds who are Atheists.
Does Iraq have more kurds or Arabs?
Arabs are more, kurds are about 17% of Iraq, they are about 4-5 million kurds in Iraq (there are more than 20 million kurds in the world), the kurds grew more and more powerful in Iraq, now the president of Iraq is a kurd.
What ethnic groups live in the mountains of turkey and Iraq?
kurds
What are kurds?
Kurds are members of a mainly pastoral Islamic people living in Kurdistan.
Are there more Kurds in Iran or in Iraq?
There are around 6.5–7.9 million Kurds in Iran and 6.2–6.5 million Kurds in Iraq, so there are more Kurds in Iran. However, as the Iranian population overall is significantly larger, Kurds make up a more significant percentage of the population in Iraq.
Do Kurds celebrate Christmas?
Generally, No. Of the overall 35 million Kurds, there are less the 35,000 Christian Kurds, which makes Christians less than 0.1% of the Kurdish population. Understandably, Christian Kurds celebrate Christmas, but Muslim, Jewish, Yazidi, Zoroastrian, and non-religious Kurds do not celebrate Christmas.
Are all the kurds eliminated?
No, not all Kurds have been eliminated. Kurds are an ethnic group primarily living in regions including Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. While they have faced persecution and conflict in the past, there are still millions of Kurds living in these areas and beyond.
Are Kurds an ethnic or religious group?
Kurds are an ethnic group. While the majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslims, there are significant religious minorities among the Kurds such as Shiite Muslims, Jews, Christians, Baha'i, Yarsan, Yezidi and other religions.
