These people fought a battle for Kirkuk and have a government centered on (*) Erbil.
A party representing these people has a 10% quota for LGBT individuals and is called the HDP. These people fight for the YPG in the Syrian Civil War and control the Ras-al-Ayn and Qamishli border crossings. Some of these people belonging to a religious sect were stranded on Mount Sinjar for 11 days and faced forced conversion from their Yazidi faith. These people fought a battle for Kirkuk and have a government centered on (*) Erbil. These people fight in a militia called the Peshmerga and received arms from the United States to help with their fight against ISIS. For 10 points, name these people, who are campaigning for an independent homeland in Northern Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran.
A party representing these people has a 10% quota for LGBT individuals and is called the HDP.
Kurds