Pawns of the Middle East: the Kurds are being used again, and history is not encouraging

There are about forty million of them, spread over four countries. They have been a pawn of the great powers for centuries. While Israel and the US are dealing hard blows to Iran from the air, the Kurds are once again on the chessboard. The Americans are considering using them as ground troops. Will they now be rewarded with their own state?

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