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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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