Peshmerga

Also, gunmen assassinated an officer with the Kurdistan region's armed forces, known as the Peshmerga, in a drive-by shooting southeast of the city, the officials said.

Three Killings Rekindle Iraqi Fears Sam Dagher 2011

Those forces include the local police, the army reporting to the central government, and the Peshmerga, which is under the control of the semiautonomous Kurdistan region.

Three Killings Rekindle Iraqi Fears Sam Dagher 2011

A day after the incursion started, officials from Iraqi Kurdistan demanded an immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops, and the Kurdistan militia, known as the Peshmerga, was put on alert and patrolled the Iraq-Turkish border area.

Turkey removes troops from northern Iraq 2008

A day after the incursion started, officials from Iraqi Kurdistan demanded an immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops, and the Kurdistan militia, known as the Peshmerga, was put on alert and patrolled the Iraq-Turkish border area.

Turkey Ends Offensive 2008

The Peshmerga is the militia of the Kurds in the north, some 70,000 militia members in the Peshmerga.

CNN Transcript May 28, 2006 2006

And also, on this day in 1991, the Peshmerga, that is the PUK forces and the KDP forces, those are the Kurdish fighters, actually took the city of Kirkuk during the Gulf War.

CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2003 2003

The Iraqi Defense Ministry is planning to merge Kurdish armed forces, known as Peshmerga, within its ranks, said the chief of staff of Iraqi military ...

Iraq Updates - Latest News 2010

Some militias - such the Kurdish militias known as Peshmerga and the Shiite militias of Mahdi Army - can even stand or probably beat onslaughts by the Iraqi army.

Gorilla's Guides 2009

Some militias - such the Kurdish militias known as Peshmerga and the Shiite militias of Mahdi Army - can even stand or probably beat onslaughts by the Iraqi army.

Gorilla's Guides 2009

As a result, they deployed their militias, locally known as Peshmerga in much of the province

Assyrian International News Agency 2009