So at least 8 million Kurds in Iran.
In Syria there are 1.5-2 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Syria
In Iraq there is around 3-5 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Iraq
The source used above (Wikipedia) states 3-4 million Kurds in Iraq.
In Turkey there are between 15-20 million Kurds.
28 million versus 6 million.
That is almost 5 times more Kurds in Turkey and Iran than in Syria and Iraq.
your logic is flawed ,because instead of population percentage , you use total population
Iraq never lost against Iran. Iraq inflicted many more casualties on Iran and destruction than vice versa. The war was a stalemate.
Nationalism and patriotism is not trash at all.
That was after the defeat in the First Gulf War and was done after rebellions in the South (the opposition against Saddam was mostly Islamist in nature) in order to appeal to Shias and Islamists (religious South).
Al-Assad remains an Ba'athi and Syria remains the Syrian Arab Republic, all Ba'ath symbols remain, flags, curriculum etc. remains in place.
Well, on the contrary. Healthy patriotism and nationalism are irreplaceable ideologies in the modern-day world.
You are confusing healthy nationalism and patriotism with fascism, racist policies and pseudo-nationalism/patriotism.
Nazis, Fascists and Bolsheviks/Communists always considered themselves as the greatest nationalists, lol.
just looking at the Iraq and Iran Army strength before and after the war tell you ho much help each country recieved .
About purchase of arms ,in the shah era . he bought a lot , but for example each f-14 need 24h of maintenance for 8 h of flight.
at the onset of war Iran Iraq
Tank----------------------2100(500)---------------2800
Fighter/Bomber-----------485(100)----------------380
Helicopter -------------------750--------------------350
Soldiers--------------------150000----------------200000
APC--------------------------1000-------------------4000
Artillery-----------------300(Operable)--------------1200
in 1982
Tank---------------------------700------------------1200
Fighter/Bomber---------------350-------------------450
Helicopter --------------------700-------------------180
Soldiers--------------------350000----------------175000
APC--------------------------2700-------------------2300
Artillery-----------------------400--------------------400
and after that the help for Iraq begin and at the end of war
Tank-------------------------1000------------------~5000
Fighter/Bomber-------------60-80------------------900
Helicopter -------------------750--------------------350
Soldiers--------------------600000----------------1500000
APC--------------------------800-----------------8500-10000
Artillery-----------------------600------------------->6000
that's what it s written in Wikipedia , so you can't compare the amount of support both country received. about the casualties,well its expected just by looking at the amount of artillery and and use of chemical weapon by one side.
@Shapur Zol Aktaf
Just like people in Iran followed pre-Abrahamic Semitic religions in Iran, prior to Zoroastrianism, people in Arabia also followed Zoroastrianism in parts of Eastern Arabia and Najd. In particular kingdoms ruled by the Banu Tamim dynasty/clan/tribe.
I wonder what the oldest religion looked like? I don't know anything about pre-Islamic Eastern Africa/Horn of Africa religions but a secret might lie there or among the Khoisan people that apparently all people can trace their maternal lineages to.
I once saw an interesting documentary about some British anthropologist traveling to Africa and there he met some African elders/shaman who told him about the story of human migrations that they have been told from generation to generation. Surprisingly it sounded similar to the supposed history of human migration themselves.
The world is a strange place. Let alone the universe.
it depends on what you call religion , when you see neanderthals ritually buried their dead then thats also a sign of religion , I believe religion date far older than that ,but I think the oldest sign of religion in modern human available now is remain of a body cremated and buried near lake mungo from 40000 years ago and also there are Anthropomorphic sculpture from 38000 years ago
, I'm not a Zoroastrian (never converted to zoroastrianism), but as a culture and binding factor I would like to see Zoroastrianims having a (minor) role (minus bullshit/innovation/corruptions/rituals added to it 1000 to +/- 2700 years after its foundation which is the period of Gathas hymns).
