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Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack ... contains a provision for training and equipping Iraqi Kurdistan’s Peshmerga armed forces with air defenses. However, these are unlikely ...

The secular Peshmerga, whose name means “those who face death”, sprang into action as they had done in 2003’s US-led liberation of Iraq and other campaigns. “For over 100 years ...

Peshmerga general Khader Husayn explains that ... is the disapproval of Iraqi Kurdistan’s neighbors — Turkey, Iran, and the Iraqi central government. However, no threat on their border is ...

some directly from Iran, against Iraqi Kurdistan in recent years, the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act notably included a provision for supplying Iraqi Kurdistan’s Peshmerga armed forces ...

“The Peshmerga are a disciplined fighting force ... Kurdistan’s interests, such as confronting Iranian militia proxies, dovetail with Washington’s. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - At least two Kurdish Peshmerga commanders and another fighter were killed on ...