Up in the North are the Kurds.

往上的北方是库尔德人的势力。

Most of the dead were Iraqi Kurds.

大多数死者是伊拉克库尔德人。

Some think Britain is also supplying the Kurds with communications equipment and training.

一些人认为英国也在为库尔德人提供通讯设备和训练。

But both have worked with Syria's Kurds and would prefer that Turkey back off.

但双方也都选择了和叙利亚的库尔德武装合作，希望土耳其退役。

Two decades later, Iraqi forces killed more than 100,000 Kurds and destroyed thousands of villages.

20年后，伊拉克部队杀害了10余万库尔德人，并毁坏了数千座村庄。

Turkey, which borders Syria to the north, has been fighting ethnic Kurds in Syria.

与叙利亚北部接壤的土耳其一直在与叙利亚的库尔德族作战。

Turkey's military is now attacking the Kurds around Afrin on Northwest Syria.

在叙利亚西北部，土军正在阿夫林周边打击库尔德武装。

Kurds have a common language and culture.

库尔德人有共同的语言和文化。

Ethnic Kurds make up just under 20 percent.

而库尔德族人占不到20%。

And outside the Kurds, that's been a challenge.

外部还有库尔德武装，这确实是个不小的挑战。