Do you think the syrian kurds are as nationalistic as their iraqi brothers? Do they want kurdistan as well?

I'm not Kurdi so it's difficult to speak for them. But the Kurds I know in Damascus and Aleppo are angry at the treatment of some Kurds (they were denied passports in the 60s unless they swore alliegance to Syria - many refused).

They've been gaining more and more rights in Syria. The government realises it's better to have them inside the tent than trying to knock the tent down. So until last year the Prime Minister and Grand Mufti were Kurds.

Do they want a separate state? I think deep down all Kurds want (and deserve) a state. But Kurds are deeply divided politically, even in Syria they can't agree what they want.

There are also far fewer Kurds in Syria, there's no oil on their land, and they haven't faced a Saddam - so its a very different fight from the Iraqi Kurds' fight.

Sasa, you think the Kurds deserve a seperate state? well then, where will get they get it from? iraq rightly so isn't going to give them it... syria is big, maybe it should lend a hand to the kurds and give them some land!

The Kurds have lived on land which is in present-day Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran for centuries. Syria's borders were created by colonial powers a few decades ago.

It is the duty of all four countries to recognise their rights and identity.

But you certainly can't chop off part of a country and give it to a group of people. That's what France did when they chopped Lebanon off Syria. And there would be outrage if America did that to Iraq.

The only way forward is for Kurds to use their newly strengthened position to press for more autonomy if that's what they really want. I don't know if they do.

WhenI asked a Syrian Kurdish friend how many among Kurds wanted independance he replied "all of us"

I'm sure some do, but I think most would disagree. A Kurdish state chopped off Syria wouldn't be very viable.

It would consist of a few thousand people, it would have no agricultural land, no industry, no major cities, and would make all of its money from oil - which will run out in ten years!

Maybe that's why most Syrian Kurds live in Damascus and Aleppo!

Many Kurds want one big Kurdistan with the Kurdish parts of Iran

in the USA WE HAD TO PLEDGE THE LEGIONS TO THE us TO BECOME CITISENS THE KURDS SHOULD DO THAT TO BCOME SYRIAN WITH PSSPORTS.

in my view. No country or no one should trust kurds. Because They betray Iraq. They joined the (Zionist USA) against the brave poeople of Iraq. They are trators and one day tthey will procclaim Syria is their land. No one should trust these Kurds terrorist
zionist pigs. I would not be surprise if they help the American
in invading Syria.

eventough they're moslem but kurds will never be arabs like us so why should they care about IRAQ or SYRIA or other moslem countries.
I addmire salah adin he was a hero
because he confronted the enmies of
all the arabs. Salah adin was the
best of the best. There is no other
person like salh adin. But these the present kurds who are living in IRAQ are triators for the jews, USA ZIONIST pigs