The secular Peshmerga, whose name means “those who face death”, sprang into action as they had done in 2003’s US-led liberation of Iraq and other campaigns. “For over 100 years ...

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A Kurdish peshmerga commander has raised concerns about the security gaps between peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army, especially in areas that were once controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq ...

Telskuf is now deserted. Only peshmerga and a few Christian militia members occupy its homes. It resembles a city from a post-apocalyptic film. Most of Telskuf’s residents are now in al-Qosh to ...

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Despite continuous counterterrorism efforts, the group's ability to exploit security gaps remains a pressing concern.

The Prime Minister also addressed recent challenges faced by Kurdish farmers, reaffirming that the KRG remains committed to ...

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IRAQ: Kurdish peshmerga forces announced yesterday that they had retaken a string of villages east of the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group (Isis). Brigadier General Dedewan Khurshid Tofiq ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Kurdish Peshmerga unit on Wednesday thwarted a suspected Islamic State (ISIS ...

Pary Nuri, an adviser to the Iraqi president, told VOA the remains are believed to belong to peshmerga fighters captured by the Islamic State in late 2014. Kurdish military officials told VOA that ...