Kurdish Peshmerga
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The Kurdish Peshmerga are the military forces of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq, known for their key role in regional security and in fighting extremist groups such as ISIS.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Kurdish Peshmerga Context triple: [Operation Inherent Resolve, participant, Kurdish Peshmerga]
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A.
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are a multi-ethnic, U.S.-backed military alliance in northern and eastern Syria, best known for fighting ISIS and administering autonomous regions during the Syrian Civil War.
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B.
Iraqi Army
The Iraqi Army is the ground warfare branch of Iraq's armed forces, responsible for national defense, internal security, and participation in regional military operations.
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C.
Iraqi Republican Guard
The Iraqi Republican Guard was an elite military force in Iraq that served as Saddam Hussein’s primary instrument of regime protection and offensive operations.
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D.
Fedayeen
Fedayeen is a term used in the Middle East to describe guerrilla fighters or commandos who undertake high-risk or self-sacrificial missions, often for nationalist or ideological causes.
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Phalange Party militia
The Phalange Party militia was a right-wing Christian Lebanese paramilitary force that played a major role in the Lebanese Civil War, known for its involvement in sectarian fighting and close ties to the Kataeb (Phalange) political party.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kurdish Peshmerga Target entity description: The Kurdish Peshmerga are the military forces of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq, known for their key role in regional security and in fighting extremist groups such as ISIS.
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A.
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are a multi-ethnic, U.S.-backed military alliance in northern and eastern Syria, best known for fighting ISIS and administering autonomous regions during the Syrian Civil War.
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B.
Iraqi Army
The Iraqi Army is the ground warfare branch of Iraq's armed forces, responsible for national defense, internal security, and participation in regional military operations.
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C.
Iraqi Republican Guard
The Iraqi Republican Guard was an elite military force in Iraq that served as Saddam Hussein’s primary instrument of regime protection and offensive operations.
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D.
Fedayeen
Fedayeen is a term used in the Middle East to describe guerrilla fighters or commandos who undertake high-risk or self-sacrificial missions, often for nationalist or ideological causes.
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E.
Phalange Party militia
The Phalange Party militia was a right-wing Christian Lebanese paramilitary force that played a major role in the Lebanese Civil War, known for its involvement in sectarian fighting and close ties to the Kataeb (Phalange) political party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Coalition forces against ISIS
ⓘ
linked to:
Global Coalition to Counter ISIL
French Armed Forces ⓘ German Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
German military
United Kingdom Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
British Armed Forces
United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Iraq War (2003–2011) ⓘ
linked to:
Iraq War
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) ⓘ Iraqi Kurdish Civil War ⓘ
linked to:
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions
Operation Desert Storm ⓘ Operation Inherent Resolve ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ Operation Provide Comfort ⓘ Syrian Civil War spillover ⓘ War against the Islamic State ⓘ
linked to:
Global Coalition to Counter ISIL
|
| controlledBy | Kurdistan Regional Government ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| etymology |
Peshmerga means 'those who face death' in Kurdish
ⓘ
linked to:
Kurdish Peshmerga
|
| hasComponent |
KDP Peshmerga units
ⓘ
linked to:
Kurdish Peshmerga
PUK Peshmerga units ⓘ
linked to:
Kurdish Peshmerga
independent brigades ⓘ party-affiliated units ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Erbil ⓘ |
| hasIdeology | Kurdish nationalism ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Those who face death ⓘ |
| hasNotableBase |
Dohuk
ⓘ
linked to:
Duhok
Erbil ⓘ Sulaymaniyah ⓘ |
| hasNotableOperation |
Battle of Kirkuk (2014)
ⓘ
Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) ⓘ Siege of Kobani support ⓘ defense of Erbil against ISIS ⓘ liberation of Sinjar ⓘ |
| hasPart | Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs ⓘ |
| hasRole |
counterterrorism
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ regional defense ⓘ |
| hasStrength | tens of thousands of fighters ⓘ |
| hasTrainingSupportFrom |
Canadian Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian forces
German Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
German military
United Kingdom Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
British Armed Forces
United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official security force of the Kurdistan Region ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Iraqi Kurdistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kurdistan Regional Government
Kurdistan Region ⓘ
linked to:
Kurdistan Regional Government
|
| opposedTo |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Saddam Hussein government ⓘ
linked to:
Ba'athist Iraq
al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kurdistan Region of Iraq
ⓘ
linked to:
Kurdistan Regional Government
|
| primaryMission |
protection of Kurdish people in Iraq
ⓘ
protection of the Kurdistan Region ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Iraqi Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Constitution of Iraq
|
| recruitsFrom | Kurdish population of Iraq ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs
|
| usesEquipmentFrom |
Germany
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
former Iraqi Army stockpiles ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Kurdish
ⓘ
Kurmanji Kurdish ⓘ
linked to:
Kurmanji
Sorani Kurdish ⓘ |
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Subject: Kurdish Peshmerga Description of subject: The Kurdish Peshmerga are the military forces of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq, known for their key role in regional security and in fighting extremist groups such as ISIS.
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