I'd guess the Kurds are in the same situation Jews were at before 2WW.

Only after the war, the British decided to give Israel region to them. That rose conflict, Arab/Muslim world has for centuries considered their land, even if historically it was once Jewish.

What's worse is that we can't make peace. Everyone's claims are valid in their own eyes. That's what's been happening with Ukraine. And now Serbia and Kosovo (Kosovo unilaterally declared independence, US was the first to recognize), Turkey and Kurds, Israel and Palestinians. India and Pakistan (Kashmir and Bangladesh).