One of the units of the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq has “completed all required procedures to integrate into the relevant ministry amid ongoing efforts to unify all Peshmerga forces,” the Kurdish media ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. ZAKHO, IRAQ - 2024/10/17: Kurdish Peshmerga officers hold ...

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Two Iraqi soldiers and two fighters of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces were killed on Sunday as the two sides clashed in a mountainous northern area, Iraqi and Kurdish security ...

DOHUK Iraq (Reuters) - The Kurdish peshmerga fighter ran out of ammunition but saved two bullets to end his own life in case Islamic State militants caught up with him as he fled the front line in ...

If Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militias continue targeting Iraqi Kurdistan and its Peshmerga forces, remnants of the Islamic State (ISIS) will ultimately be the ones who stand to benefit. On March 29, at ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi military and Kurdish Peshmerga forces briefly clashed Sunday in a dispute over control of a strategic military post, killing three, Iraq's military spokesperson said. The ...

Almost a year ago, President Joe Biden signed the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act that included $260 million for the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga. Two months ago, the White House signaled its ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan - The Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga Ministry has strongly condemned what is said was “the disgraceful behavior” of Iraqi officers who attacked a Kurdish youth in a disputed region ...