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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
alliedWith Coalition forces against ISIS ⓘ
French Armed Forces ⓘ
German Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: German military

United Kingdom 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 ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Operation Inherent Resolve ⓘ
Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ
Operation Provide Comfort ⓘ
Syrian Civil War spillover ⓘ
War against the Islamic State ⓘ
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 ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
legalStatus official security force of the Kurdistan Region ⓘ
operatesIn Iraqi Kurdistan ⓘ
Kurdistan Region ⓘ
opposedTo Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ⓘ
Saddam Hussein government ⓘ
linked to: Ba'athist Iraq

al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ
partOf Kurdistan Region of Iraq ⓘ
primaryMission protection of Kurdish people in Iraq ⓘ
protection of the Kurdistan Region ⓘ
recognizedBy Iraqi Constitution ⓘ
recruitsFrom Kurdish population of Iraq ⓘ
subordinateTo Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs ⓘ
usesEquipmentFrom Germany ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
former Iraqi Army stockpiles ⓘ
usesLanguage Kurdish ⓘ
Kurmanji Kurdish ⓘ
linked to: Kurmanji

Sorani Kurdish ⓘ

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Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Inherent Resolve → participant → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ
Mahabad Republic → militaryWing → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions → participant → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Northern Iraq → hasSecurityForce → Peshmerga ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Iraq
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Syrian Democratic Forces → allies → Peshmerga forces in Iraqi Kurdistan ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Battle of Kobani → belligerent → Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Kurdish Peshmerga → hasComponent → KDP Peshmerga units ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Kurdish Peshmerga → hasComponent → PUK Peshmerga units ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Kurdish Peshmerga → etymology → Peshmerga means 'those who face death' in Kurdish ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) → belligerent → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Kurdistan Democratic Party → hasWing → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) → mainBelligerent → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) → opponent → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan → hasArmedWing → PUK Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan → hasArmedWing → Kurdish peshmerga forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
United States-led coalition → includesMember → Kurdish Peshmerga forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
United States-led coalition → cooperatesWith → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ
Sinjar → recapturedBy → Kurdish Peshmerga forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Kurdistan Regional Government → hasSecurityForces → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Kurdish militias → include → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Tuz Khurmatu → experiencedConflictBetween → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ
Erbil International Airport → hasMilitaryUseBy → Kurdistan Region security forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Rojava conflict → hasParticipant → Kurdish Peshmerga forces from Iraqi Kurdistan (limited involvement) ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Iraqi insurgency → hasParticipant → Kurdish Peshmerga (limited involvement) ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
ISIS forces in Iraq → opposedBy → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ
Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs → responsibleFor → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs → responsibleFor → Peshmerga forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs → oversees → Peshmerga General Command ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Battle of Kirkuk (2014) → hasParticipant → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Battle of Kirkuk (2014) → hasParticipant → Kurdish forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Battle of Kirkuk (2014) → hasParticipant → Kurdistan Regional Government forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Battle of Kirkuk (2014) → combatant → Kurdistan Region Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Masoud Barzani → militaryBranch → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Northern Iraq offensive (2016) → belligerent → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Northern Iraq offensive (2016) → belligerent → Kurdistan Regional Government forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Mustafa Barzani → commanded → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014) → mainBelligerent → Kurdish Peshmerga forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Ali Askari → associatedWith → Kurdish Peshmerga forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Kosrat Rasul Ali → militaryBranch → Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Bashiqa → recapturedBy → Kurdish Peshmerga forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Sinjar offensive (2015) → belligerent → Kurdish Peshmerga forces ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Sinjar offensive (2015) → commander → Kurdish Peshmerga leadership ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Sinjar offensive (2015) → involves → Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Iraqi Shia militias → cooperatedWith → Kurdish Peshmerga (against ISIL) ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga
Fall of Mosul (2014) → opponent → Kurdish Peshmerga (peripheral involvement) ⓘ
linked to: Kurdish Peshmerga