Kurdish Peshmerga

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:War_against_ISIS
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:France
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Masoud_Barzani
gptkb:Nechirvan_Barzani
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:ISIS
gptkb:Saddam_Hussein_regime
Ba'athist Iraq
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1940s
gptkbp:headquarters Erbil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kurdish Peshmerga
gptkbp:language Kurdish
gptkbp:nameMeaning those who face death
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Kurdish_independence_movement
fighting ISIS
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Barham_Salih
gptkb:Jalal_Talabani
gptkb:Kosrat_Rasul_Ali
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Battle_of_Mosul_(2016–2017)
gptkb:Sinjar_offensive_(2015)
gptkb:Kirkuk_offensive_(2014)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Kurdistan_Region
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Kurdistan_Regional_Government
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kurdistan_Regional_Government
gptkbp:providesTrainingFor gptkb:United_States_military
gptkb:French_military
German military
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Iraqi_Constitution
gptkbp:religion predominantly Sunni Islam
gptkbp:role gptkb:security
counter-terrorism
defense
gptkbp:size estimated 150,000 fighters
gptkbp:status semi-autonomous military force
gptkbp:subunit gptkb:70th_Unit
gptkb:80th_Unit
gptkbp:symbol sun emblem
gptkbp:uniform distinctive Kurdish attire
gptkbp:website https://gov.krd/peshmerga/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1991_uprisings_in_Iraq
gptkb:Battle_of_Kirkuk_(2017)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5