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The Peshmerga are the internal security forces of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, responsible for maintaining regional law and order alongside other security institutions. They matter because they represent the Kurdistan Region's constitutional authority to establish and manage its own security forces, making them a key part of the region's governance structure.
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Key facts
- National military.history
- 19th century - 21st century Before 2003: Mehmûd Berzencî revolts Ehmed Barzanî revolt 1943 Barzanî revolt First Iraqi–Kurdish War Second Iraqi–Kurdish War PUK insurgency Iran–Iraq War 1983–1986 Kurdish rebellions Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict Anfal campaign Gulf War 1991 Iraqi uprisings Battle of Sulaymaniyah Kurdish Civil War Islamist insurgency in Kurdistan After 2003: 2003 invasion of Iraq Operation Viking Hammer First Iraq War Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Iraqi civil war (2006–2008) Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013) War in Iraq (2013–2017) US intervention in the Syrian civil war 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict Iraqi insurgency (2017–present) Operation Inherent Resolve Attacks on US bases during the Gaza war 2026 Iran war 2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
- National military.domestic_suppliers
- Iraqi Ministry of Defense
- National military.ranks
- Military ranks of the Peshmerga
- National military.name
- Peshmerga
- National military.native_name
- Pêşmerge
- National military.image
- Flag of Kurdistan.svgborder
- National military.caption
- Flag of Kurdistan, used by the Peshmerga
- National military.motto
- Ey Reqîb
- National military.headquarters
- Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
- National military.commander in chief
- Nechirvan Barzani
- National military.commander in chief_title
- President of Kurdistan Region
- National military.chief minister
- Shoresh Ismail Abdulla
- National military.chief minister_title
- Minister of Peshmerga Affairs
- National military.conscription
- None
- National military.active
- 138,000 (planned end strength by 2026; current estimates 150,000–200,000)
- National military.age
- 21–41
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Iraq
- Headquarters
- Sulaymaniyah
- Conflict
- Syrian civil war
- Military branch
- military
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- inception
- 2003-00-00
- Commons category
- Kurdish Peshmerga
- topic's main category
- Category:Peshmerga
- Commons gallery
- Pêşmerge
- commanded by
- Masoud Barzani
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