Reddit reviews Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East

The PKK has totally different leadership from the KRG (the Kurdistan Regional Government), but some of their Peshmerga have fought for both. To say they are part of a larger organization is very misleading, but they certainly play by their own rules. The PKK has allied with Iran as have both the PUK and KDP, the KDP has struck deals with Bashar al-Assad and even Saddam Hussein in the past, and the PUK and KDP were at war with each other for decades. They are now, however, working together in a rather stable government. If you want to learn more, I recommend [Invisible Nation] (http://www.amazon.ca/Invisible-Nation-Quil-Lawrence/dp/0802717438).

I wish I could give you an online link, but everything seems to be behind paywalls. The Pike Report from 1977 overlaid how Kissinger promised Tehran that he would agitate the Kurds into a general uprising and then step back and allow the Iranians to engage in a genocide against the Kurds under the pretext of "counter insurgency."

The Village Voice published large excerpts from that report and you can find some of them here:

http://adst.org/2013/07/a-secret-betrayal-kurdish-refugees-in-iran/

Another great introductory source is the book Invisible Nation which is a comprehensive journalistic overview of modern Kurdish politics. It is NOT a history book, it is a great book to get a general insight and points of discussion for further research. Although, given Kissinger's history in Vietnam and East Timor around this time, it wouldn't surprise me if Kissinger will ultimately be known in history as a horrific war criminal and this is only scraping the surface of his actions.

http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Nation-Statehood-Shaping-Middle/dp/0802717438