Is Kurdistan a state? Kurdistan is a defined geographical area‚ where the Kurds are in majority. The area is located in Northern Iraq‚ south of Turkey‚ east of Syria and west of Iran. The Kurdish people derived from the “Indo-Europeans”‚ which are believed to have lived in the area for more than 4000 years (Yildiz 2005). There are two main branches of language in Kurdistan‚ “Northern Kurmanji” and “Sorani” (Benard & Schnapper-Casteras 2010). After World War 1‚ and the peace agreement in 1920‚
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those concentration camps. Now I too “…shall never forget that night‚ that first night in camp.” While reading Night I felt deep anguish for those affected by the Holocaust‚ but I was also struck by the resemblance of the atrocities being committed in Syria. Every time I look at the news I see another parallel of the Syrian Civil War to the Holocaust. I have seen so many videos of children‚ covered in blood and ruble‚ screaming for their parents who have just been killed by a bomb. I have seen videos
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has said western fighters joining ISIS and returning home radicalized are the national security danger he worries about most. “We are seeing‚ I would say‚ an alarming rise in the number of American and European Union nationals who have been going to Syria to help extremist groups‚” Holder told TIME last month. “This represents a grave threat to our security‚” he said. (1) b. James Foley Execution (2) c. They have a growing hatred for America Conclusion Today I have told you who ISIS is‚ how it came
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ISIS The Islamic State‚ previously calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria‚ and also known by the Arabic acronym Daʿesh’’’‚ is an unrecognized state and a Sunni jihadist group active in Iraq and Syria in the Middle East. In its self-proclaimed status as a caliphate‚ it claims religious authority over all Muslims across the world and aspires to bring most of the Muslim-inhabited regions of the world under its political control beginning with
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general by the name of Vahan gathered a large army around 200‚000 men and they conquered a lot of areas in the Middle East: Iraq‚ Iran‚ Syria‚ Israel‚ and Palestine. A reason for why they had so many men was because they would get men from the places they conquered to fight for them. They met the Muslim army lead by Khalid ibn al-Walid at the Battle of the Yarmuk in Syria on 20 August 636. The Muslim army had approximately 24‚000 men. There were also the families of these men fighting or at least throwing
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memorable mark‚ allowing the land‚ food‚ people and culture to grow. They call the main street “the cross roads of cultivation” but Bobby Chinn‚ an Egyptian-Chinese man‚ who is a famous renowned television presenter and a world known chef‚ goes to Syria and he calls it “the cross roads
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“Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: we win‚ they lose.”- Ronald Reagan. The Cold War was a time of distress between the United States and the Soviet Union during 1947-1991. It was a struggle because it was against two powerful nations‚ Capitalism vs Communism‚ and most importantly‚ between two nuclear superpowers. The United States wanted to contain Communism and protect any country threatened by it. This lead to the period when the U.S. and the Soviet Union would be at war without physically fighting
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world was one of the most chivalrous and noble leaders the world has ever seen. He was born in the City of Tikrit in what is today Iraq and lived most of his early life in Syria because his family had to relocate before moving to Egypt at the age of twenty-six. There he started his own sultanate which at its height included Egypt‚ Syria‚ Mesopotamia‚ Hejaz‚ Yemen‚ and parts of North Africa. He is well known for his recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187 after the crusaders were defeated in
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whole conflict with Syria is that it is in the midst of a civil war that has come to be known as the Syrian Uprising. The civilians are fighting for the resignation of President Assad. What were once peaceful protests turned into deadly riots after soldiers fired on demonstrators which consisted of women and children which caused a nationwide uproar. This single action would bring the world to the brink of a third world war. August 21‚ 2013 civilians of Syria were gassed and innocent
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Celestine 1 Janae Celestine Ms. Moss English III AP 12 April 2014 Foreign Affairs War has been common throughout the world for vast amount of reason through time. America has had the most involvement in this cause. Many people have been concerned with the United States involvement in these crisis. People have felt like the United States shouldn’t be involved in foreign affairs due to past history when things didn’t go too well. The United States should be involved with foreign a
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