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aspirations for independence. After the
Islamic State offensive of August 2014, multiple governments armed the Peshmerga with some light equipment such as light arms, night goggles, and ammunition. However, Kurdish officials and Peshmerga stressed that they were not receiving enough. They also stress that Baghdad was blocking all arms from reaching the KRG, emphasizing the need for weapons to be sent directly to the KRG and not through Baghdad. Despite this, the United States has maintained that the government of Iraq is responsible for the security of Iraqi Kurdistan and that Baghdad must approve all military aid.
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between the two major parties, the KDP and the PUK, and
Peshmerga forces were used to fight each other. The civil war officially ended in September 1998 when Barzani and Talabani signed the Washington Agreement establishing a formal peace treaty. In the agreement, the parties agreed to share revenue
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nations pressured the PUK and KDP to set up mixed brigades of
Peshmerga as a condition for aid and funding. The PUK and KDP united 12 to 14 brigades under the Regional Guard Brigades, which were then placed under the command of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs. However, officers continue to report
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divisions. However, after increasing tension between Erbil and
Baghdad regarding the disputed areas, the transfer was largely put on hold. Some Peshmerga were already transferred but reportedly deserted again, and there are allegations that former Peshmerga forces remained loyal to the KRG rather
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As a result of the split nature of the
Peshmerga forces, there is no central command center in charge of the entire force, and Peshmerga units instead follow separate military hierarchies depending on political allegiance. Multiple unification and depoliticizing efforts of the Peshmerga have been
999:(PKK), and not allow Iraqi troops into the Kurdish regions. By then, around 5,000 had been killed on both sides, and many more had been evicted for being on the wrong side. In the years after, tension remained high, but both parties moved towards each other, and in 2003 they both took part in the
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also have their own small
Peshmerga units. The KDP and PUK do not disclose information about the composition of their forces with government or media. Thus there is no reliable number of how many Peshmerga fighters exist. Media outlets have speculated that there are between 150,000 and 200,000
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In addition the KDP and PUK have used the Peshmerga to exert or attempt to exert a monopoly on the use of force within their zones. In 2011 KDP Peshmerga fired on anti-government protesters in Sulaymaniyah, and the PUK later used its own security forces to break up these protests, leading to
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made since 1992. But so far all deadlines have been missed, reforms have been watered down, and most of the Peshmerga are still under the influence of the KDP and the PUK, who also maintain their separate Peshmerga forces. Following the events of the
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the majority of women served within the Peshmerga in supporting roles such as building camps, taking care of the wounded, and carrying munitions and messages. Several women brigades served on the front lines.
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than their Iraqi chain of command; regardless, thousands of members of the 80 Unit of KDP and the 70 Unit of PUK are based in Baghdad, and they have good cooperation with other Iraqi forces in Baghdad.
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took his position. As tension increased between KDP and PUK, most Peshmerga fought to keep a region under their own party's control while also fighting off Iraqi Army incursions. Following the
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to and take orders from their party leaders who also control the deployment of forces loyal to them and appoint front-line and sector commanders.
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4440:"Getting Peshmerga Reform Right: Helping the Iraqi Kurds to Help Themselves in Post-ISIS Iraq - Foreign Policy Research Institute"
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Peshmerga, but this number is highly disputed. Peshmerga have divided Kurdistan Region into a KDP-governed "yellow" zone covering
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Helfont, Samuel (March 1, 2017). "Getting Peshmerga Reform Right: Helping the Iraqi Kurds to Help Themselves in Post-ISIS Iraq".
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criticism from all of the opposition parties in the parliament. In 2014 the KDP used its Peshmerga to stop ministers from the
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3314:"Czech Rifles and Ammunition for the Peshmerga. Prague Supporting the Fight Against Daesh Again – Defence24.com"
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became the official army of the republic. After the fall of the republic and the execution of head of state
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Peshmerga: Those Who Face Death: The Kurdish Army, its History, Development, and the Fight against ISIS
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facility. The PUK later confirmed that female Kurdish fighters had participated in the operation.
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5823:"Marked With An "X" | Iraqi Kurdish Forces' Destruction of Villages, Homes in Conflict with ISIS"
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the Peshmerga has started to standardize its weapons systems, replacing Soviet-era weapons with
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which dealt a huge blow to Islamic terrorist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan and uncovered a
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parts of the Peshmerga forces into the Iraqi Army in what would be the 15th and 16th
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4659:"Over 150,000 enlisted as Peshmerga troops in Kurdistan Region, official data shows"
3795:"Destination Kurdistan: Is This Autonomous Iraqi Region a Budding Tourist Hot Spot?"
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The modern Peshmerga is almost entirely made up of men, while having at least 600
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5408:"As The Kurds Mobilize In Iraq, Here's A Look At What They Have In Their Arsenal"
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brigades. The following units have been identified within the Peshmerga force:
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3992:"Kurdistan's Political Armies: The Challenge of Unifying the Peshmerga Forces"
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in times of conflict to increase their ranks. However, both maintain several
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the Peshmerga has been criticized for using force to exert control of local
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3448:"Assistant Head of DFR and Indian Ambassador discuss areas of cooperation"
3262:"България е изпратила на кюрдите в Ирак автомати и патрони за 6 млн. лева"
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4468:"Never-ending mystery: what really happened to Kurdish civil war missing"
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S. R. Valentine, Peshmerga: Those Who Face Death, KDP, 2018, chapter six.
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5484:"U.S. quietly starts channeling arms from $ 1.6 billion fund to Iraq"
5287:"UK prepares to supply arms directly to Kurdish forces fighting Isis"
4908:"Haider Shesho resigns from PUK, to form new Yazidi Democratic Party"
4549:"How the U.S.-Favored Kurds Abandoned the Yazidis when ISIS Attacked"
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Willing to Face Death: A History of Kurdish Military Forces – the
3823:"Rare terrorist attack in peaceful Kurdish region of Iraq kills 6"
3764:"Summary of the most important tasks of the Ministry of Peshmerga"
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5458:"State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight"
4810:"Peshmerga Ministry reforms launched to reunify PUK, KDP forces"
3288:"Cyprus could send more light arms, ammunition to Kurdistan: FM"
3190:"Australian-supplied weapons have reached the Kurdish frontline"
3164:"The Status of Western Military Aid to Kurdish Peshmerga Forces"
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5312:"Seven western states join US to arm Iraqi Kurdistan: Pentagon"
4105:"Cloak and Drone: The Strange Saga of an Al Qaeda Triple Agent"
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van Wilgenburg, Wladimir; Fumerton, Mario (December 16, 2015).
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Peshmerga special unit near the Syrian border on June 23, 2014.
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5239:"Iraq's Peshmerga desperate for US arms in fight against ISIS"
5134:"Iraqi Defense Ministry Asks KRG To Return Saddam-Era Weapons"
4733:"Lebanonwire.com – Kurdish Peshmerga Forces Have Room to Grow"
3509:"Dutch and Norwegians train Peshmerga on basic soldier skills"
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in 2011. One year later, in 2012, Ghul was assassinated by an
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Women and War in the 21st Century: A Country-by-Country Guide
5747:"KRG and the 'godfathers': 2006 secret US cable on Wikileaks"
3236:"L'aide belge aux Peshmergas est prête à partir vers l'Irak"
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The Peshmerga forces are secular with a Muslim majority and
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Operation Hotel California: The Clandestine War inside Iraq
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Cordesman, Anthony H.; Mausner, Adam; Derby, Elena (2010).
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4021:"Kurdish Peshmerga Can Be a Game-changer in Iraq And Syria"
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was known for allowing women in military roles. During the
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IS-Terror in Shingal: Wer kämpft gegen wen? Ein Überblick
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5112:"Mosul Christians form army under Peshmerga direction"
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Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
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3851:"The Iraq War Was a Good Idea, If You Ask the Kurds"
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6567:
6531:
6493:
6393:
6330:
6296:
6128:"Chapter Ten: Country comparisons and defence data"
6042:"No Frontline Deployment for Female Kurdish Troops"
6011:"Meet the Kurdish women fighting the Islamic State"
5565:"The Kurdish gun fixer taking aim at Islamic State"
5161:"As ISIL retreats, Iraqi Kurds gain new ammunition"
3215:"Austria to provide Peshmerga with medical support"
3009:
List of armed groups in the War in Iraq (2013–2017)
632:
627:
216:
198:
191:
179:
169:
161:
156:
146:
134:
127:
111:
95:
87:
79:
65:
36:
6208:, Costa Mesa, California: Mazda Publishers, 2011.
6100:"CHAPTER 4. Trade Update: After the 'Arab Spring'"
6098:Holtom, Paul; Rigual, Christelle (June 14, 2015).
6009:
5932:
5185:Richard Spencer, The Telegraph (October 3, 2014).
4304:"Mahabad – the first independent Kurdish republic"
4292:, KDP, 2018, see the introduction and chapter one.
3591:"Romania Pledges Continuous Support for Peshmerga"
867:on the mission to capture deposed Iraqi president
4553:Institute of Regional & International Studies
4502:. Archived from the original on February 22, 2010
3401:"Finland increases military support to Kurdistan"
863:, the Peshmerga played a key role in helping the
5482:Stewart, Phil; Spetalnick, Matt (June 5, 2015).
5019:Security Forces of Kurdistan Regional Government
4707:Security Forces of Kurdistan Regional Government
995:and power, deny the use of northern Iraq to the
7579:Two-state solution (Iraqi–Kurdish negotiations)
6474:Two-state solution (Iraqi–Kurdish negotiations)
5046:"1,000 Kurdish soldiers desert from Iraqi army"
4682:"Kurdish Peshmerga divisions hamper war effort"
4608:
4606:
4604:
4602:
4600:
4598:
4596:
4594:
1250:KDP. Supposedly becoming incorporated into MPA
1190:PUK. Supposedly becoming incorporated into MPA
982:After Mustafa Barzani's death in 1979, his son
184:
6894:Kurdistan Democratic Party – Progressive Front
6834:Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan
6081:"Meet the female Peshmerga forces fighting IS"
5961:"An interview on public radio with the author"
4592:
4590:
4588:
4586:
4584:
4582:
4580:
4578:
4576:
4574:
3721:"Peshmerga and the Ongoing Fight against ISIS"
3563:Mosul, Martin Chulov near (October 20, 2016).
2975:' (YPG) woman volunteer with Peshmerga soldier
2946:. The PUK started recruiting women during the
1014:Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter (KDP) in 2003.
956:governments for the remainder of the century.
889:American drone strike in northwestern Pakistan
7739:
7378:
6634:
6273:
6124:International Institute for Strategic Studies
6104:Small Arms Survey 2015: Weapons and the World
5593:"The South African Defence Industry Database"
4950:Cordesman, Anthony H.; Mausner, Adam (2009).
4754:
4752:
4750:
4333:
4331:
4329:
4223:
4207:
4077:"How the CIA really caught Bin Laden's trail"
3947:– from the Ottoman Empire to Present-Day Iraq
3367:Jan Joel Andersson and Florence Gaub (2015).
967:. In 1975 the Peshmerga were defeated in the
959:In Iraq, most of these Peshmerga were led by
42:
8:
6200:Chapman, Dennis P., Lieutenant Colonel USA,
5539:"Eight Men, and One Gun, on the Iraqi Front"
5506:
5504:
5388:
4547:van den Toorn, Christine (August 17, 2014).
4179:"What does the Kurdish word Peshmerga mean?"
3935:
3933:
3931:
3929:
3927:
3925:
3691:
3689:
799:, an autonomous political entity within the
8010:Military history of Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
4245:Valentine, Those Who Face Death, KDP, 2018.
3369:"Adding fuel to the fire? Arming the Kurds"
3345:(in Danish). Ministry of Defense. p. 3
3104:, Central Intelligence Agency, May 31, 2024
883:in a covert American military operation in
7746:
7732:
7724:
7642:
7604:
7504:
7441:
7385:
7371:
7363:
7093:
7002:
6968:
6845:Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan
6780:
6736:Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle
6691:
6662:
6641:
6627:
6619:
6537:
6499:
6399:
6336:
6280:
6266:
6258:
6067:"KRG halts recruiting of female Peshmerga"
3910:. Kurdistan Development Organization. 2014
3427:"Greece to send ammunition to Iraqi Kurds"
2880:scam split the salary of these employees.
1101:
51:
8005:Organizations of the 1991 Iraqi uprisings
6197:, Kindle Direct Publishing, 2018, 300pp.
5401:
5399:
5397:
4804:
4802:
3475:
3473:
1091:Both the KDP and the PUK rely heavily on
1063:and a PUK-governed "green" zone covering
1018:In 2014, the Peshmerga withdrew from the
907:(1946–47). The word is understandable to
29:Military force of Iraq's Kurdistan Region
5451:
5449:
5447:
5445:
5443:
4466:Abdulrahman, Frman (February 23, 2012).
3985:
3983:
3981:
3979:
3977:
3531:
3529:
2811:
2693:
2383:
2005:
1411:
1314:Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council
1258:51,000–120,000 active/250,000 reservists
7352:List of Kurdish dynasties and countries
5825:. Human Rights Watch. November 13, 2016
4492:McDermid, Charles (February 20, 2010).
4048:"Operation Red Dawn's eight-month hunt"
3975:
3973:
3971:
3969:
3967:
3965:
3963:
3961:
3959:
3957:
3793:Newton-Small, Jay (December 31, 2012).
3503:
3501:
3072:"Hundreds of Christians join Peshmerga"
3063:
1692:Includes the Beretta MG 42/59 variant.
819:(intelligence agency/security forces),
596:
226:
7133:Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement
6839:Democratic National Union of Kurdistan
5587:
5585:
5537:Ackerman, Elliot (November 17, 2014).
4513:
3950:(MA thesis). Florida State University.
3362:
3360:
3158:
3156:
3154:
3152:
3150:
3148:
3146:
3144:
2888:to enter Erbil and attend parliament.
2457:36 M119A2 supplied by the US in 2017.
33:
7254:Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party
6022:from the original on January 12, 2022
5931:Tucker, Mike; Charles Faddis (2008).
5845:"Assyrians in Iraq, Vahram Petrosian"
5511:Smallwood, Michael (August 9, 2023).
5434:
4759:Howard, Michael (November 26, 2002).
4537:BBC News. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
3538:"Global Support for Peshmerga Forces"
1224:Presidential Guard (Iraqi Kurdistan )
825:(assisting intelligence agency), and
7:
6927:Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party
6757:Iranian Call and Reform Organization
6138:(1). Taylor & Francis: 549–564.
5705:
5672:
5021:, US Army War College. 2009, p. 112.
3821:Druzin, Heath (September 29, 2013).
3615:Litovkin, Nikolai (March 18, 2016).
3188:Pollard, Ruth (September 11, 2014).
1052:Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party
795:) comprise the standing military of
7567:Foreign missions in Iraqi Kurdistan
7289:Workers Vanguard Party of Kurdistan
7063:Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria
6899:Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party
6878:Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq
6462:Foreign missions in Iraqi Kurdistan
5990:. Federation of American Scientists
5085:Coles, Isabel (December 21, 2014).
4830:Dortkardes, İhsan (July 20, 2007).
4680:Hawramy, Fazel (January 13, 2015).
4369:Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History
4177:Koerner, Brendan (March 21, 2003).
4149:Stratton, Allegra (June 26, 2006).
3770:. November 12, 2012. Archived from
3642:"Inherent Resolve in northern Iraq"
3168:Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
1001:overthrowing of the Baathist regime
789:
780:
43:
7069:Kurdish Democratic Political Union
7057:Kurdish National Alliance in Syria
6712:Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran
5563:Bosch, Marius (November 7, 2016).
5159:Hugh Naylor (September 18, 2014).
4906:Editorial Staff (April 18, 2017).
4709:, US Army War College. 2009, p. 3.
3849:Krajeski, Jenna (March 20, 2013).
3268:(in Bulgarian). September 30, 2014
940:(1946–1947), the Peshmerga led by
25:
7278:Society for the Rise of Kurdistan
7074:Movement for a Democratic Society
6216:Reviewed by Michael M. Gunter in
5285:Nicholas Watt (August 14, 2014).
4615:Foreign Policy Research Institute
4398:"The Kurds between Iran and Iraq"
4261:. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
4075:Ambinder, Marc (April 29, 2013).
2783:Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
1034:, who were rendered defenseless.
7909:Autonomous regional armed forces
7895:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
7425:
7266:Revolutionary Party of Kurdistan
7230:Kurdistan Democratic Party/North
6320:
6229:
5406:Bender, Jeremy (June 30, 2014).
4863:Baxtiyar Goran (March 9, 2017).
4302:Abdulla, Mufid (June 12, 2011).
4103:Roston, Arom (January 9, 2014).
3723:. March 27, 2016. Archived from
3454:. April 20, 2017. Archived from
2993:
2953:In the months leading up to the
1295:
1270:
713:Islamist insurgency in Kurdistan
611:
599:
577:
565:
553:
541:
529:
517:
505:
493:
481:
469:
457:
445:
433:
421:
409:
397:
385:
373:
361:
349:
337:
325:
313:
301:
289:
277:
265:
253:
241:
229:
203:
7882:States with limited recognition
5456:Mehta, Aaron (April 19, 2017).
4912:Kurd Net – Ekurd.net Daily News
4832:"Barzani: Düzenli ordu yakında"
4720:Peshmerga: Those Who Face Death
4535:Profile: Who are the Peshmerga?
4396:van Bruinessen, Martin (1986).
4290:Peshmerga: Those Who Face Death
4137:Peshmerga: Those who Face Death
4019:Rai, Manish (October 6, 2014).
3884:. July 28, 2012. Archived from
1388:Islamic State offensive in 2014
1165:Presidential Peshmerga brigades
7013:Descendants of Saladin Brigade
6856:Islamic Fayli Grouping in Iraq
6220:, Vol. 65, No. 3, Summer 2011.
6083:. Al-Monitor. August 11, 2014.
5867:. Kolofon Forlag. p. 71.
4258:Aspects of Iranian Linguistics
3242:(in French). February 24, 2016
1:
6922:Kurdistan Revolutionary Party
6144:10.1080/04597222.2017.1271217
4494:"New force emerges in Kirkuk"
4344:Kurdistan Regional Government
3908:"Information about Kurdistan"
3589:Hasan, H. A. (May 21, 2016).
2957:, the United States launched
1125:Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs
1026:victory in the invasion, and
850:Democratic Party of Kurdistan
846:Kurdistan Regional Government
842:Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs
815:. These subsidiaries include
793: 'Those Who Face Death'
683:Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict
147:Minister of Peshmerga Affairs
136:President of Kurdistan Region
8020:1920s establishments in Iraq
7416:Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
7164:Communist Party of Kurdistan
7145:Civil Protection Units-Women
6939:Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
6883:Kurdistan Conservative Party
6311:Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
5888:Sankey, Margaret D. (2018).
5861:Vindheim, Jan Bojer (2016).
5772:Devigne, Jacqueline (2011).
4840:(in Kurdish). Archived from
4761:"Revenge spurs women's army"
4255:Stilo, Donald (March 2008).
3536:Guido Weiss (July 8, 2015).
3320:(in Czech). January 27, 2016
2777:Some mounted on technicals.
2759:Some mounted on technicals.
2741:Some mounted on technicals.
2105:Armoured personnel carriers
1686:General-purpose machine gun
1668:General-purpose machine gun
1209:PUK Asayish (security) force
1187:Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa
977:Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
854:Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
746:Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
741:Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
678:1983–1986 Kurdish rebellions
7572:Missions of Iraqi Kurdistan
7212:Kurdistan Communities Union
7200:Freedom and Democracy Party
6673:Yezidi National Union (ULE)
6467:Missions of Iraqi Kurdistan
5921:, Simon and Schuster, 2004.
4896:, Al-Monitor. 27 March 2016
4373:University of Chicago Press
3999:Carnegie Middle East Center
3540:. Kurdstrat. Archived from
3027:Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL
1789:Automatic grenade launcher
1649:General-purpose machine gun
784:
756:2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
8041:
7990:Anti-ISIL factions in Iraq
7617:Taqtaq-Feshkhabur pipeline
7224:Islamic Party of Kurdistan
7218:Kurdistan Islamic Movement
7206:Freedom and Equality Party
6888:Kurdistan Democratic Party
6873:Kurdish Tribal Association
6867:Kurdistan Islamic Movement
6718:Kurdistan Democratic Party
6512:Taqtaq-Feshkhabur pipeline
6108:Cambridge University Press
5517:Small Arms Defense Journal
4987:Iraq and the United States
4789:"kurdistanskyscrapers.com"
4230:
4215:
3940:Lortz, Michael G. (2005).
3480:Arash Reisinezhad (2018).
2955:2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq
2918:
2356:Armoured recovery vehicle
1770:Automatic grenade launcher
1302:Nineveh Plain Guard Forces
1038:Structure and capabilities
990:, Iraqi Kurdistan saw the
965:Kurdistan Democratic Party
918:
881:killing of Osama bin Laden
8025:Kurdish words and phrases
7962:
7703:
7645:
7607:
7507:
7444:
7422:
7302:
7272:Rights and Freedoms Party
7242:Peoples' Democratic Party
7236:Peace and Democracy Party
7176:Democratic People's Party
7052:Kurdish Supreme Committee
7018:People's Protection Units
6730:Kurdistan Free Life Party
6598:
6540:
6502:
6402:
6339:
6317:
6172:. Bloomsbury Publishing.
5894:. ABC-CLIO. p. 172.
4520:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
4053:The Sydney Morning Herald
3699:. London: Penguin. 2014.
3484:. Springer. p. 115.
3194:The Sydney Morning Herald
3014:Kurdish rebellion of 1983
2831:
2781:
2713:
2620:
2548:Multiple rocket launchers
2546:
2433:
2406:
2355:
2280:
2158:
2104:
2081:
2025:
1990:Anti-tank guided missile
1972:Anti-tank guided missile
1951:Anti-tank guided missile
1931:Anti-tank guided missile
1913:Anti-tank guided missile
1801:
1736:
1634:
1598:Designated marksman rifle
1460:
1431:
50:
41:
7248:People's Democracy Party
7188:Democratic Regions Party
7182:Democratic Society Party
7104:Kurdistan Workers' Party
7046:Kurdish National Council
7024:Women's Protection Units
6979:Kurdish Democratic Party
6933:Kurdistan Toilers' Party
6796:Êzîdxan Protection Force
5389:Holtom & Rigual 2015
4937:The Washington Institute
4793:kurdistanskyscrapers.com
4402:MERIP Middle East Report
4367:Meiselas, Susan (2008).
2422:Self-propelled howitzer
2408:Self-propelled artillery
1894:Anti-tank guided missile
1816:Rocket-propelled grenade
1304:or "Christian Peshmerga"
1277:Êzîdxan Protection Force
1065:Sulaymaniyah Governorate
997:Kurdistan Workers' Party
969:Second Iraqi–Kurdish War
921:History of the Peshmerga
875:, who was operating for
663:Second Iraqi–Kurdish War
7995:Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
7584:Independence referendum
7127:Kurdistan Freedom Hawks
7115:People's Defence Forces
6945:Service and Reform List
6911:New Generation Movement
6905:Kurdistan Islamic Union
6861:Kurdistan Islamic Group
6802:Sinjar Resistance Units
6724:Kurdistan Freedom Party
6479:Independence referendum
5719:"The Peshmerga of Iraq"
4722:, KDP, 2018, chapter 9.
4346:Representation in Spain
2959:Operation Viking Hammer
2944:battle of Zawita Valley
2857:MD Helicopters MD-350F
1119:Regional Guard Brigades
1028:the widespread massacre
811:are forbidden to enter
731:Operation Viking Hammer
658:First Iraqi–Kurdish War
643:Mahmud Barzanji revolts
7954:People's Defense Units
7411:Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
7139:Civil Protection Units
7097:Militant organizations
7006:Militant organizations
6784:Militant organizations
6695:Militant organizations
6306:Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
6248:July 10, 2020, at the
6193:Simon Ross Valentine,
6169:The SVD Dragunov Rifle
5967:on September 30, 2011.
4661:. Rudaw. April 3, 2017
4224:
4208:
3747:"Constitution of Iraq"
2976:
2973:People's Defense Units
2931:Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
1364:
1128:Supposedly apolitical
1047:
1015:
988:First Persian Gulf War
703:Battle of Sulaymaniyah
6808:Êzîdxan Women's Units
6650:Kurdish organisations
6238:at Wikimedia Commons
6166:McNab, Chris (2023).
6126:(February 13, 2017).
5864:Kurdistan stiger fram
5751:The Kurdistan Tribune
4308:The Kurdistan Tribune
4139:, 2018, chapter five.
3768:Ministry of Peshmerga
2971:
2936:Margaret George Malik
2204:United Arab Emirates
1448:Semi-automatic pistol
1362:
1133:Hezekani Kosrat Rasul
1097:professional military
1045:
1013:
861:2003 invasion of Iraq
726:2003 invasion of Iraq
7867:United Arab Emirates
7486:Disputed territories
7322:Kingdom of Kurdistan
7260:People's Labor Party
6762:Kurdish United Front
6381:Disputed territories
6132:The Military Balance
6018:. November 8, 2014.
4953:Withdrawal from Iraq
4743:on January 13, 2015.
4151:"Hero of the people"
3407:. September 16, 2016
2981:women in their ranks
2200:STREIT Group Spartan
2187:United Arab Emirates
1526:M16A4 variant used.
1461:Rifles and carbines
1369:1991 Iraqi uprisings
805:Constitution of Iraq
698:1991 Iraqi uprisings
648:Ahmed Barzani revolt
151:Şoreş Îsmaîl Abdulla
7514:(autonomous region)
7337:Republic of Mahabad
7317:Kurdish nationalism
6409:(autonomous region)
6218:Middle East Affairs
5939:. The Lyons Press.
5361:. November 19, 2014
5050:Hurriyet Daily News
4844:on January 29, 2011
4637:Rudaw Media Network
4056:. December 15, 2003
3774:on January 12, 2015
3340:"Forsvarsavisen 01"
3294:. November 11, 2017
3078:. February 19, 2016
2609:Self-propelled MRL
2587:Self-propelled MRL
1622:Anti-materiel rifle
1069:Halabja Governorate
938:Republic of Mahabad
903:in the short-lived
803:. According to the
653:1943 Barzani revolt
7754:Militaries of the
7535:Presidency Council
7332:Republic of Ararat
7327:Kurdistansky Uyezd
7121:Free Women's Units
6818:Fayli Kurd Brigade
6430:Presidency Council
4639:. October 16, 2016
4428:– via JSTOR.
3882:Xinhua News Agency
3544:on January 3, 2018
3102:The World Factbook
2977:
2715:Anti-aircraft guns
2026:Main battle tanks
1802:Anti-tank weapons
1737:Grenade launchers
1725:Heavy machine gun
1365:
1172:Hero Ibrahim Ahmed
1114:Party affiliation
1048:
1016:
822:Parastin û Zanyarî
809:Iraqi Armed Forces
199:Domestic suppliers
8015:Armies by country
7972:
7971:
7721:
7720:
7668:
7667:
7632:
7631:
7594:
7593:
7562:Foreign relations
7494:
7493:
7360:
7359:
7298:
7297:
7156:Political parties
7110:Kurdish Hizbollah
7083:
7082:
7039:Political parties
6992:
6991:
6972:Political parties
6958:
6957:
6827:Political parties
6770:
6769:
6750:Political parties
6681:
6680:
6666:Political parties
6616:
6615:
6563:
6562:
6527:
6526:
6489:
6488:
6457:Foreign relations
6389:
6388:
6236:Kurdish Peshmerga
6234:Media related to
6179:978-1-4728-5599-2
5946:978-1-59921-366-8
5901:978-1-4408-5766-9
5874:978-82-300-1494-3
5599:on March 6, 2019.
5017:Chapman, Dennis.
4884:. 12 October 2014
4718:S. R. Valentine,
4705:Chapman, Dennis.
4499:Asia Times Online
4382:978-0-226-51928-9
4288:S. R. Valentine,
3828:Stars and Stripes
3318:www.defence24.com
3018:Al-Anfal campaign
2948:Kurdish Civil War
2872:
2871:
2805:
2804:
2687:
2686:
2377:
2376:
2281:Utility vehicles
1999:
1998:
1875:Recoilless rifle
1857:Recoilless rifle
1706:Heavy machine gun
1453:9×19mm Parabellum
1337:
1336:
1232:Nechirvan Barzani
1157:Lahur Shekh Jangi
1151:Anti-terror force
1061:Erbil Governorate
1057:Dohuk Governorate
992:Kurdish Civil War
769:
768:
708:Kurdish Civil War
217:Foreign suppliers
162:Military age
16:(Redirected from
8032:
7926:Non-state actors
7764:Sovereign states
7748:
7741:
7734:
7725:
7643:
7605:
7530:
7512:Kurdistan Region
7505:
7481:
7473:
7465:
7457:
7442:
7430:
7429:
7387:
7380:
7373:
7364:
7342:Kurdistan Region
7194:Free Cause Party
7094:
7003:
6969:
6813:Asayîşa Êzîdxanê
6781:
6692:
6663:
6643:
6636:
6629:
6620:
6538:
6500:
6425:
6407:Kurdistan Region
6400:
6376:
6368:
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6000:
5999:
5997:
5995:
5988:"Ansar al-Islam"
5984:
5978:
5975:
5969:
5968:
5963:. Archived from
5957:
5951:
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5595:. Archived from
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5412:Business Insider
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