Morning GMT InfoPod Day Six: Why the Kurds Could Open a Second Front in Iran
Morning InfoPod Day Six: Why the Kurds Could Open a Second Front in Iran Good morning. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed overnight, and what it might mean. Today is Day Six of the Iran war , and attention is shifting to a new and potentially decisive factor: the Kurds . The Kurds are an ethnic group of around 30 to 40 million people spread across Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran. They are often described as the world’s largest nation without a state . Inside Iran, roughly eight million Kurds live in the north-west of the country , along the border with Iraq. For decades, Kurdish political movements have fought Tehran for autonomy, rights, or independence . Now, as the war intensifies, Kurdish fighters may become a new ground force in the conflict . Several Iranian Kurdish militias are based just across the border in Iraqi Kurdistan . These groups include the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Komala, and the Kurdistan Freed...