The cousin of shahid Abu Obaida ( may Allah have mercy on him) stated that the family tree of Alkahlout are originally Kurdish and they came to Asqalan (gaza now) 800 years ago
A French merchant trading out of Aleppo between 1548 and 1556 recorded travelling for the silk trade to Kilis, Aintab, Azaz, and Jabal al-Akrād. British travellers from Iskenderun to Aleppo were likewise guided by Kurds over the Belen pass, through Kurdish villages
He also recounts how Ḥamdāt, a Kurdish veteran who had grown old and lost his sight, refused to retire from war. When the Franks attacked, he returned to battle and drove his spear through the chest of a Frankish knight, killing him.
At Apamea,the Muslims were defeated,and the Byzantines began plundering their camp.A Kurdish warrior,Ahmad bin al-Ḍaḥḥāk approached the Byzantine doux and killed him with a khasht.His act turned the battle in the Muslims favor,causing a major Byzantine defeat and heavy losses