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Flag of Kurdistan Kurdish-inhabited areas according to the CIA (1992). Kurdish nationalism (Kurdish: کوردایەتی, romanized: Kurdayetî, lit. 'Kurdishness or Kurdism') is a nationalist political movement which asserts that Kurds are a nation and espouses the creation of an independent Kurdistan from Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.
The Kurdish Islamist parties of Iraqi Kurdistan supported the independence, stating that it was their "national and religious right". [111] Assyrian Democratic Movement: ADM has rejected the Kurdish referendum in the disputed area of the Nineveh Plain and instead calls for an Assyrian self-governed province part of Iraq. [112]
His assassination remains controversial, with different sources attributing the attack to rival groups due to his prominent role in Kurdish politics. His death marked a significant loss for the Kurdish independence movement, and many leaders across the region publicly mourned his passing.
Kurdish women's movement is part of the Kurdish freedom movement which was founded on grassroots activism in response to persecution from the governments of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria. [6] The slogan 'Woman, Life, Freedom' was emblematically used by Kurdish fighters, notably in their successful efforts to lift the siege imposed by ISIS on ...
The first modern Kurdish nationalist movement emerged in 1880 with an uprising led by a Kurdish landowner and head of the powerful Shemdinan family, Sheik Ubeydullah, who demanded political autonomy or outright independence for Kurds as well as the recognition of a Kurdistan state without interference from Turkish or Persian authorities. [158]
The Sheikh Said rebellion was the first large scale rebellion of the Kurdish race movement in Turkey. The main organizer of this rebellion was the Kurdish Independent Society, Azadî . Azadi's intention was to liberate Kurds from Turkish oppression and thus deliver freedom and further, develop their country.
Pages in category "Kurdistan independence movement" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Kurdish National Alliance in Syria (HNKS); Syrian Democratic Council (SDC); Democratic Union Party (Syria) (PYD) Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM); People's Protection Units (YPG)