Kurdish Peshmerga

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armed forces military organization

The Kurdish Peshmerga are the military forces of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq, known for their key role in regional security and in fighting extremist groups such as ISIS.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Peshmerga	9
Kurdish Peshmerga canonical	3
Kurdish Peshmerga forces	2
KDP Peshmerga units	1
Kurdish peshmerga forces	1
Kurdistan Region security forces	1
PUK Peshmerga	1
PUK Peshmerga units	1
Peshmerga forces in Iraqi Kurdistan	1
Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region	1
Peshmerga means 'those who face death' in Kurdish	1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces ⓘ military organization ⓘ
alliedWith	Global Coalition to Counter ISIL ⓘ surface form: Coalition forces against ISIS French Armed Forces ⓘ German military ⓘ surface form: German Armed Forces British Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom Armed Forces United States Armed Forces ⓘ
conflict	Gulf War ⓘ Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ surface form: Iraq War (2003–2011) Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) ⓘ Iraqi Kurdish rebellions ⓘ surface form: Iraqi Kurdish Civil War Operation Desert Storm ⓘ Operation Inherent Resolve ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ Operation Provide Comfort ⓘ Syrian Civil War spillover ⓘ Global Coalition to Counter ISIL ⓘ surface form: War against the Islamic State
controlledBy	Kurdistan Regional Government ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
etymology	Kurdish Peshmerga self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Peshmerga means 'those who face death' in Kurdish
hasComponent	Kurdish Peshmerga self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: KDP Peshmerga units Kurdish Peshmerga self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: PUK Peshmerga units independent brigades ⓘ party-affiliated units ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation	Erbil ⓘ
hasIdeology	Kurdish nationalism ⓘ
hasMotto	Those who face death ⓘ
hasNotableBase	Duhok ⓘ surface form: Dohuk Erbil ⓘ Sulaymaniyah ⓘ
hasNotableOperation	Battle of Kirkuk (2014) ⓘ Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) ⓘ Siege of Kobani support ⓘ defense of Erbil against ISIS ⓘ liberation of Sinjar ⓘ
hasPart	Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs ⓘ
hasRole	counterterrorism ⓘ internal security ⓘ regional defense ⓘ
hasStrength	tens of thousands of fighters ⓘ
hasTrainingSupportFrom	Canadian forces ⓘ surface form: Canadian Armed Forces German military ⓘ surface form: German Armed Forces British Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom Armed Forces United States Armed Forces ⓘ
legalStatus	official security force of the Kurdistan Region ⓘ
operatesIn	Kurdistan Regional Government ⓘ surface form: Iraqi Kurdistan Kurdistan Regional Government ⓘ surface form: Kurdistan Region
opposedTo	Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Ba'athist Iraq ⓘ surface form: Saddam Hussein government al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ
partOf	Kurdistan Regional Government ⓘ surface form: Kurdistan Region of Iraq
primaryMission	protection of Kurdish people in Iraq ⓘ protection of the Kurdistan Region ⓘ
recognizedBy	Constitution of Iraq ⓘ surface form: Iraqi Constitution
recruitsFrom	Kurdish population of Iraq ⓘ
subordinateTo	Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs ⓘ surface form: Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs
usesEquipmentFrom	Germany ⓘ Russia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States former Iraqi Army stockpiles ⓘ
usesLanguage	Kurdish ⓘ Kurmanji ⓘ surface form: Kurmanji Kurdish Sorani Kurdish ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Inherent Resolve → participant → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

Mahabad Republic → militaryWing → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peshmerga

Iraqi Kurdish rebellions → participant → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peshmerga

northern Iraq → hasSecurityForce → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Iraq

this entity surface form: Peshmerga

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces → allies → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

subject surface form: Syrian Democratic Forces

this entity surface form: Peshmerga forces in Iraqi Kurdistan

Battle of Kobani → belligerent → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region

Kurdish Peshmerga → hasComponent → Kurdish Peshmerga self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: KDP Peshmerga units

Kurdish Peshmerga → hasComponent → Kurdish Peshmerga self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: PUK Peshmerga units

Kurdish Peshmerga → etymology → Kurdish Peshmerga self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peshmerga means 'those who face death' in Kurdish

Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) → belligerent → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peshmerga

Kurdistan Democratic Party → hasWing → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peshmerga

Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) → mainBelligerent → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peshmerga

Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) → opponent → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peshmerga

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan → hasArmedWing → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: PUK Peshmerga

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan → hasArmedWing → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kurdish peshmerga forces

United States-led coalition → includesMember → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kurdish Peshmerga forces

United States-led coalition → cooperatesWith → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

Sinjar → recapturedBy → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kurdish Peshmerga forces

Kurdistan Regional Government → hasSecurityForces → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peshmerga

Kurdish militias → include → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peshmerga

Tuz Khurmatu → experiencedConflictBetween → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

Erbil International Airport → hasMilitaryUseBy → Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kurdistan Region security forces