This is a pretty amazing video about Kurdistan, an area I don’t know a lot about, but sounds fascinating.
My first recognition of Kurds was as a child when Saddam Hussein deployed chemical weapons against them, but of course at the time I didn’t have the same research capabilities.
Of note, of a 5 million population, Kurdistan has taken in 1.8 million refugees, compared to the 1.3 million Europe has taken in. Mind you, Kurdistan is not a country, and is unable to receive any aid in a conventional way.