A political leader of this ethnicity developed the theory of Democratic Confederalism in captivity. This ethnicity, which is the majority in the Rojava region, (10[1])is symbolized (10[2])by a (10[1])21-rayed (10[1])sun. During the Anfal campaign, members of this ethnicity were attacked with poison gas in the Halabja massacre. The Sinjar Massacre, perpetrated by the Islamic State, (10[1])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 (10[1])members of what ethnic group inhabiting namesake regions in Syria, Turkey and Iran? ■END■