[Texas Fossil]

Yes. That is largely correct. But some Kurds tried to help them escape at great risk. Some of the Alevi muslims did that.

And long ago, they admitted the involvement and have worked honorably with Armenians. The Kurds have received some of the same treatment the Armenians received.

A number of people here believe that the Kurds are in fact descendants of the Medes. Again, I not sure it is quite that simple. I think like most countries the mixture of races is pretty large. With the advent of DNA testing it is easier to appreciate that. Amazing technology, hope it is not mis-applied.

Many Kurds claim to be sons of Jonah. Not sure how I feel about that.

[Cronos]

"A number of people here believe that the Kurds are in fact descendants of the Medes. Again, I not sure it is quite that simple. I think like most countries the mixture of races is pretty large. With the advent of DNA testing it is easier to appreciate that. Amazing technology, hope it is not mis-applied."

Correct about the admixture. Kurds are descendents of the Medes but alsohave Persian (Medes and Persians are both Iranis), other Iranians and Armenian, Greek, Turkic, Arab, Assyrian, Aramaic, etc. blood

They aren't very semitic though