Deaths Rise as Outlawed Kurdish Guerrillas Continue Fight

The Kurds are the world's largest ethnic minority without a nation of its own. Less than 20 percent live in northern Iraq where they have achieved regional autonomy. But others are still fighting for increased political and civil rights in Iran, Turkey and Syria. That fight, led by outlawed armed guerrillas, has resulted in the deaths of more than 40,000 people. VOA's Sharon Behn reports.