A political leader of this ethnicity developed the theory of Democratic Confederalism in captivity. (10[1])This ethnicity, which is the majority in the Rojava (10[1])region, is symbolized (10[1])by a 21-rayed sun. (10[1])During the Anfal campaign, members 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 (10[1])practicing the Yazidi religion. A defense force named the Peshmerga operates in a region named for (10[1])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? (10[1]) ■END■