Is Peshmerga part of Iraq?

‘those who face death’) is the Kurdish branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. They are the military forces of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq….

Peshmerga
Motto	“Ey Reqîb”
Founded	Early 1920s/1946
Current form	2003–present
Service branches	Part of the Iraqi Armed Forces

What is the PKK in Iraq?

Commando units and special forces, backed by unmanned aerial vehicles and attack helicopters involved in Operation Claw-Lock, are targeting Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) hideouts in the Metina, Zap and Avashin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq, Akar said on Monday.

What is the Ybs military?

It hit the car of Marwan Badal, commander of the Yazidi Resistance Units (YBS). Turkey considers YBS – which helped fight IS and is part of an umbrella group of Iraqi state-sponsored armed brigades known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, or PMF – to be an affiliate of the PKK.

Who controls Sinjar?

Sinjar Defense Units (HPS) It consisted of over 5,000 fighters, of which approximately 400 are women. HPS is led by Yazidian military commander, Haydar Shesho.

What does Peshmerga translate to?

The Peshmerga, whose name translates as “those who face death”, are the Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq.

How many soldiers does Peshmerga have?

There are around 100,000 Peshmerga fighters outside the Ministry’s 14 brigades, divided roughly equally between the PUK (the 70s Force) and the KDP (the 80s Force).

Why was PKK formed?

The PKK was formed as part of a growing discontent over the suppression of Turkey’s Kurds, in an effort to establish linguistic, cultural, and political rights for the Kurdish minority. Following the military coup of 1980, the Kurdish language was officially prohibited in public and private life.

What has happened to the Yazidis?

The genocide led to the expulsion, flight and effective exile of the Yazidis from their ancestral lands in Upper Mesopotamia. Thousands of Yazidi women and girls were forced into sexual slavery by ISIL, and thousands of Yazidi men were killed.