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Bookmark or Share- Profile: Who are the Peshmerga? - BBC NewsThe Peshmerga, whose name translates as "those who face death", are the Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq.
- Kurdish history and politics: Who are the Peshmerga?The word “Peshmerga” translates to “to stand in front of death”. The term dates back to the mid-20th century, and was first used by Qazi Muhammad, an Iranian Kurdish separatist leader who founded the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan.
- Peshmerga - WikipediaThe Peshmerga (Kurdish: پێشمەرگه Pêşmerge, transl. 'Those Who Face Death') [25] comprise the internal security forces of Kurdistan Region, a semi-autonomous federal region in the Republic of Iraq.
- Peshmerga Reforms: Navigating Challenges, Forging UnityIraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga reform has made some progress, but major steps still need to be taken. Internal Kurdish divisions and tensions with Baghdad have slowed down the process, preventing further professionalization of the Peshmerga and a stronger relationship with the international coalition.
- Dispute between Iraqi military and Kurdish Peshmerga turns deadly ...Iraq's military spokesperson says the Iraqi military and Kurdish Peshmerga forces have briefly clashed in a dispute over the control of a strategic military post, killing three.
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