Kurds

Cultural  

1. A linguistically and culturally distinct people who inhabit parts of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and the former Soviet Union. Once part of the Ottoman Empire, they long have sought an independent nation-state, but without success. After his defeat in the Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein brutally repressed rebellious Kurds in northern Iraq.

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Example Sentences

We meet Bloori, 53, in northern Iraq at a tented camp for Iranian Kurds where he is training a new generation of Peshmerga – "those who face death".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The Americans, the British, the French and others in the end were shamed into a big humanitarian operation to rescue the Kurds.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

She is one of thousands of Iranian Kurds opposed to the Islamic republic and who are living in exile in neighbouring Iraq.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The Iraqi Kurds have good relations with Turkey, and the talk of a broader Kurdish state in the region would alarm the Turks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

“Syrian Kurds are our people. My son can’t desert them now.”

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell