The borders of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey divide the Kurdish people, the largest ethnic group without a nation state. This article seeks to shed light on who the Kurds are, the territory they claim is part of their rights, and even more on the status of their struggle for the nation, an independent Kurdistan with its main focus on Iraqi Kurdistan. It also establishes the relationship with the nation-states in which they (the Kurds) live. The study also explores the challenges and solutions of and by the Kurds. In order to address their difficult situation and obtain solutions, the Kurds had to make difficult decisions. This decision is the desire of some of them to take part in guerrilla movements against oppressor countries. It will be important, therefore, to establish what inspired their entry into guerrilla movements, how they developed guerrilla formations, reactions, international interventions and the future definition of the formations' activities. Linked to the guerrilla formations is the search for autonomy and the effects on the global relations of the Kurds. It is crucial to grasp the historical, present and future attempts to achieve autonomy, the challenges in seeking autonomy, the reaction of other nation-states and whether there is global support towards achieving independence. On every path there are inevitably enemies. The enemies of the Kurds are those nations and elements that have caused stagnation in their quest for autonomy. An exploration of the various ways in which this has occurred will be critical. Furthermore, there are ways in which they have had self-inflicted stagnation. These methods require clarification. The above will guide the future of the Kurds. The future of the Kurds will depend on... half of the document.../www.merip.org/mer/mer189/Kurdish-experience.Jwaideh , Wadie. The Kurdish national movement: origins and development. New York, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2006. Print.Marcus, Aliza. Blood and Faith: The PKK and the Kurdish Struggle for Independence. New York, NY: New York University, 2007. Print.McLachlan, Sean. Guerrilla tactics of the American Civil War. New York: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2009. Print.Meho, Lokman. The Kurds and Kurdistan: a selective and reasoned bibliography. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1997. Print.Pike, John. Kurdistan Workers' Party. 2004. Network. 7 December 2013. http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/pkk.htmSalih, Khaled, McGarry, John., and O'Leary, Brendan. The future of Kurdistan in Iraq. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2005. Print.Thyne, Clayton. How international relations influence civil conflicts. Plymouth: Lexington Books, 2009. Print.