Kurdish Peshmerga forces

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Iraqi_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Masoud_Barzani
gptkb:Kosrat_Rasul_Ali
gptkb:Nechirvan_Barzani
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:ISIS
Al-Qaeda
Ba'athist Iraq
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kurdish Peshmerga forces
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Ministry_of_Peshmerga_Affairs
gptkbp:mainLanguage Kurdish
gptkbp:motto Freedom and Dignity
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:War_against_ISIS
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Barham_Salih
gptkb:Jalal_Talabani
gptkb:Hero_Ibrahim_Ahmed
gptkb:Sirwan_Barzani
gptkb:Shorsh_Ismail
gptkb:Najmaldin_Karim
gptkb:Mustafa_Barzani
gptkb:Mahmoud_Sangawi
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Sinjar_offensive_(2015)
gptkb:Mosul_offensive_(2016)
Kirkuk defense (2014)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Kurdistan_Region
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kurdistan_Regional_Government
gptkbp:religion predominantly Sunni Islam
gptkbp:role counter-terrorism
border security
defense of Kurdistan Region
gptkbp:size estimated 190,000 (as of 2017)
gptkbp:symbol sun emblem
gptkbp:trainingSupportFrom gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:uniform olive drab
gptkbp:website https://gov.krd/english/government/entities/peshmerga-affairs/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2017_Iraqi–Kurdish_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5