Saif al-Arab
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Kurds do not kill Arabs in Iraq and Syria because they are not capable of that and know what will happen if they do such a thing. A few examples of violence is what is to be expected during conflicts.
If we are objective here for a while, Kurds have been at the receiving end from Arabs (during Saddam's time and that of Hafiz al-Assad) so this kind of nonsense is not going to work.
Some Kurds might be trying that but over 1/3 of the population of KRG is Arab and that is without including the Assyrians (Chaldeans included), Turkmens and others. The Arab population in KRG is growing and approaching 40%. Hardly "Kurdistan" if you ask me. Barzanistani himself said in the interview that I linked to that he is not going to hurt Arabs or other groups and that they will become citizens in a possible future Barzanistan. In fact he might be lying but he has no other choice.
No, that is not the case just like not every Arab considers a Kurd a PKK/YPG etc. terrorist.
He is speaking for himself and his views (if he supports Kurdish land-grabbing).
Well, he is.
99,9% are in support of Baghdad (in particular) and Damascus especially as many people, in particular in KSA and Kuwait have tribal and family ties to the Iraqi Sunni Arabs of Northern Iraq (the lands bordering "Barzanistan" = known as Jazirah in Arabic) and Syrians of Eastern and Northern Syria.
Other than that people do not have any problems with Kurds. In fact there are significant Kurdish minorities (now citizens) in KSA and other GCC states that go by the surname Al-Kurdi. The descendants of Saladdin (ra) live in modern-day KSA and Jordan nowadays as well and go by the name Al-Ayyubi.
As for what some private individuals say (they might be in favor of a Kurdish independence for whatever reason) it is what it is but the vast majority are as I described.
Of course there are those that believe (to counter Iran) that an independent Kurdistan in Iran should be supported similarly as how some Iranians are in support of dividing KSA and Arab countries based on sect, regional ties etc. That is another discussion.
But don't think that people hate Kurds as they have no reason to do so. The Kurdish-Arab rivalry is mostly felt among Iraqi Sunni Arabs that live near to "Barzanistan" and similarly the Syrian Sunni Arabs of Eastern and Northern Syria. For instance the average Iraqi in Baghdad or Syrian in Damascus do not have much dealings with Kurds expect for Kurdish migrants (his fellow citizens) that have gone to those cities in search for work but neither there, there have been any problems.
I think that it is wise to distinguish between leaders and the common people. The non-anti Arab Kurds/non-hostile Kurds should not be bothered and they should preferably be our partners and friends and not enemies. Goes for every other group in the region. That is my view though, others might have other views due to family history or whatever.
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