A political leader of this ethnicity developed the theory of Democratic Confederalism in captivity. This ethnicity, which is the majority in the Rojava region, is symbolized by a (10[1])21-rayed sun. During the Anfal campaign, (10[1])members (10[1])of this ethnicity were attacked with poison gas (10[1])in the Halabja massacre. The Sinjar Massacre, perpetrated by the Islamic State, targeted a subgroup of this ethnicity practicing the Yazidi religion. (10[1])A defense force named the Peshmerga operates in a region named for this ethnicity. For 10 points, armed groups like the YPG and PKK are formed by members of what ethnic group inhabiting namesake regions in Syria, Turkey and Iran? ■END■