The Kurds Fought ISIS, then the US Abandoned Them Use code JOHNNYHARRIS at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/johnnyharris The Kurdish people are arguably the largest stateless ethnic group in the world. Millions of people who share a culture, ethnic background, and language, but don’t have power over their own future. And importantly, they’ve been used as a tool by global powers trying to influence the middle east for decades. Special thanks to: Dr. Yerevan Saeed, Crisis Group, Dr. Bryan Gibson, ACLED Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OFSh96cBAySyIffav9kf3vqXx0s0sbsbYlQEx_rxSsQ/edit?usp=sharing Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/BOPM1_0JXMo Watch my videos ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/johnnyharris -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 00:00 Intro 03:45 Snapshot of the Kurdish Movements 07:16 A Tool for Conflict 11:39 The Syrian Civil War 14:27 The State of the Kurds Today About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling