ants ▁were ▁Kur ds ▁from ▁Turkey , ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Austria , ▁the ▁Ben el ux ▁countries , ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁France ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Success ive ▁periods ▁of ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁tur mo il ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁brought ▁new ▁waves ▁of ▁Kur d ish ▁refuge es , ▁mostly ▁from ▁Iran ▁and ▁Ira q ▁under ▁S add am ▁Hus sein , ▁came ▁to ▁Europe . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁many ▁Kur d ish ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁from ▁both ▁Iran ▁and ▁Ira q ▁have ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁( es pecially ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁D ew s bury ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁northern ▁areas ▁of ▁London ), ▁which ▁has ▁sometimes ▁caused ▁media ▁controvers y ▁over ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁remain . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁t ensions ▁between ▁Kur ds ▁and ▁the ▁established ▁Muslim ▁community ▁in ▁D ew s bury , ▁which ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁very ▁traditional ▁mos ques ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Mark azi . ▁Since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁tur mo il ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁refuge es ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Civil ▁War ▁are ▁Sy rian ▁Kur ds ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁Sy rian ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁in ▁Germany ▁are ▁of ▁Kur d ish ▁descent . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁There ▁was ▁substantial ▁imm igration ▁of ▁eth nic ▁Kur ds ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁who ▁are ▁mainly