Despite efforts by Washington and several European countries, the Peshmerga remains a highly partisan force in organization and loyalty, split between the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP ...
Meanwhile, the major population centers under Kurdish control are held by either the KDP Peshmerga or the PUK Peshmerga. The KDP and the PUK are political rivals in Kurdistan that fought their own ...
A senior member of the National Wisdom Movement said in a televised interview that the Peshmerga forces are among "the armed factions and groups outside the framework of the Iraqi state." ERBIL ...