Larry Jaques wrote:

But remember that there are 3 active sects in Iraq: Kurds, Sunnis, and
Shiites. Don't forget the Kurds. sigh

The Kurds are an ethnic group, not a religious sect. In that way they
are more like the Marsh Arabs, and the Iranians (who are not Arab but
are Aryan.)

They adhere to many different religions, though the majority if Iraqi
Kurds are Sunni muslims.
The Kurds tend toward the more mystic Sufi traditions and to the more
secular interpretations of the Kuran.