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Shi'a Kurds are currently settling in Diyala province particularly in Khanaqin region and 'Aqd al-akrad in [[Baghdad]]; they are called Fayli Kurds in Iraq who are all followers of Shi'ism. Previously they were all living in Diyala, but after facing hostilities from Ba'ath regime they emigrated to Baghdad and its neighboring regions. They are a branch of Nomadic tribes from Ilam and Kermanshah in [[Iran]], so they are not related to Kurds living in the north of Iraq; they are politically independent. As they regularly visited Iran, they learned Farsi and they can speak Arabic and Turkish as well. A large number of them are presently living in Kirkuk and Irbil. Also some Iranians living in Ilam Province are Fayli Kurds. According To [[Rasul Ja'farian]], a historian, the population of Fayli Kurds is about one million. In the time of Saddam, they introduced themselves as Arabs and they hid the fact of being Shi'a Muslim. After the fall of Saddam, they became politically active as Islamic union of Fayli Kurds of Iraq. A number of expelled Iranians from Iraq in the time of Saddam were Fayli Kurds.