Peshmerga forces

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1943
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sirwan_Barzani
gptkb:Masrour_Barzani
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:KDP_Peshmerga
gptkb:PUK_Peshmerga
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:ISIS
Al-Qaeda
Ba'athist Iraq
Iranian forces (historically)
gptkbp:headquarters Erbil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peshmerga forces
gptkbp:mainLanguage Kurdish
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Freedom_or_Death
gptkbp:nameMeaning those who face death
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Jalal_Talabani
gptkb:Masoud_Barzani
gptkb:Ali_Askari
gptkb:Ali_Hama_Saleh
gptkb:Hemin_Hawrami
gptkb:Kosrat_Rasul_Ali
gptkb:Shakhawan_Abdullah
gptkb:Sirwan_Barzani
gptkb:Najmaldin_Karim
gptkb:Mustafa_Barzani
gptkb:Abdullah_Muini
gptkb:Ali_Bapir
gptkb:Azad_Asaad
gptkb:Bahjat_Taymas
gptkb:Haji_Qadir_Koyi
gptkb:Hussein_Yazdanpanah
gptkb:Jabar_Yawar
gptkb:Kamal_Kirkuki
gptkb:Mahmoud_Sangawi
gptkb:Mam_Zeki_Shingali
gptkb:Mullah_Bakhtiar
gptkb:Qasim_Shesho
gptkb:Rebaz_Barzani
gptkb:Saeed_Chawrash
gptkb:Salahaddin_Bahadin
gptkb:Sheikh_Jaafar_Mustafa
gptkb:Shirko_Fatih
gptkb:Shorsh_Haji
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:War_against_ISIS
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kurdistan_Regional_Government
gptkbp:role counter-terrorism
border security
defense of Iraqi Kurdistan
gptkbp:size estimated 190,000 (as of 2017)
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:Ministry_of_Peshmerga_Affairs
gptkbp:uniform distinctive Kurdish military dress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bashiqa
gptkb:Ministry_of_Peshmerga_Affairs
gptkb:Battle_of_Altun_Kupri
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6