Kurdish Rebels Lay Down Arms and Seek Self-Rule Without Violence
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Turkey, Asia Minor
- Date: February 9, 2000
Article abstract: The Kurdish people, whose homeland once stretched across Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, ended sixteen years of fighting against Turkey, saying they would seek independence through peaceful means.
An Ancient People
The Kurds, who number about 25 million, are a Mideastern people whose history goes back to the Persian Empire in the sixth century b.c.e. In medieval times, they converted to Islam and fell under the rule of many Mideastern conquerors. During World War I, Kurdish uprisings were put down by the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), but...
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