The Kurdish people

The area known as Kurdistan is home to at least 30 million ethnic Kurds. It is the largest ethnic group that does not have its own country. Their ancestral lands are located in Iraq, Syria and Turkey. The Turks regard them as a serious threat and have been in conflict with them since before the creation of modern Turkey in the 1920s. After the breakup of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire at the end of World War I, the allies agreed to the Treaty of Sevres. It's purpose was to determine what would happen to the lands of the defeated Ottomans, and included a promise of a homeland for the Kurds. But resistance by the Turks led to the Treaty of Lausanne which extinguished the promise of a Kurdish state. One of the great Kurds in history was the Crusades-era Sultan Saladin, who fought effectively against Christian Crusaders, including Richard the Lionheart. I offer this because, once again, our news folks provide very little insight on these people, who have been so brave supporting us against ISIS