Peshmerga
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The Peshmerga are the internal security forces of the Kurdistan Region. According to the Constitution of Iraq, federal regions are responsible for "the establishment and organization of the internal s
Bedir Khan Beg leading a cavalry charge.
Kurdish cavalry under Mahmud Barzanji.
Mustafa Barzani (center front) with other Kurdish military officials of the Republic of Mahabad.
Mid-20th-century Peshmerga fighters with the famous Kurdish guerrilla fighter Mama Risha (center back).
Kurdistan Region
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The Kurdistan Region is a semi-autonomous federal region of the Republic of Iraq. It comprises four Kurdish-majority governorates of Arab-majority Iraq: Erbil Governorate, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Du
Peshmerga
…The Peshmerga (Kurdish: پێشمەرگه, romanized: Pêşmerge, lit. ''Those Who Face Death'') are the internal security forces of the Kurdistan Region. According to the Constitution of Iraq, federal regions (such as the Kurdistan Region) are responsible for "the establishment and organization of the…
Kurdish villagers working in a field
Exterior of the Kurdistan Parliament, Erbil
In official and diplomatic ceremonies, the region uses both the Flag of Kurdistan and the Flag of Iraq.
Peshmerga operate a tank in Erbil Governorate during the war against the Islamic State, 2016.