It is an interesting analysis of how Turkey, Kurds and ISIS fit together.
The author is from Turkey and does understand the elements involved. She writes in the US for several publications.
The Kurds are Muslims, but they want to get along with their neighbors. They protect Christians and Yazidis. They are closer to Western than the ISIS or Iranian types.
And ISIS can’t conquer them and impose thri brutal, theocratic, totalitarian caliphate on them.t
Someone went off one time about how the Kurdish Worker’s PArty is a communist entity.
Ive no idea if it’s true or how it plays into this situation.
Right now communism would be acceptable over ISIS or Turkey
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PKK is Communist, and some of the other groups probably are as well.
ISIS hates the Kurds just as they hate Shia Muslims.
They are infidels. And they are to be treated as demanded by the koran and hadith. Brutally, until they either convert, are made slaves or pay the infidel tax.
The Kurds fight. Hard.
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“They are secular organizations in which female fighters also join in large numbers. These things seem to be beyond the understanding of IS. Also, IS members fight because they believe they will go to heaven and get 72 virgins as a reward for their fight. The PKK and YPG fight, as well, but not for religious motivations. They do not carry out suicide bombings for the ‘virgins in the afterlife.’ IS supporters must be stumped by that.”
So basically Kurds are the kind of muslims who can be peaceful and fit into society and not run around bend on beheading all non-muslims.
Basically, ISIS hates the Kurds because they have been getting their behinds kicked by them since Kobane in 2015.