Peshmerga
Kurdistan’s security architecture recast as Peshmerga unification continues
The Kurdistan region has its own armed forces, the Peshmerga. Among the largest units are the KDP and PUK, which each have tens of thousands of fighters.
US appoints new commander for anti-ISIS mission in Kurdistan
Iranian-backed militias accused of targeting Kurds in Iraq
‘Look, you can see ISIS down there’: How ISIS operates in Iraq today
Baghdad-Kurdistan dispute shifts control over Yazidi genocide sites
Iraq has deployed its military to assert control over Mount Sinjar, the site of 40 mass graves from ISIS's genocide of the Yazidis who lived there.
Iraq paramilitaries battle Kurds in push towards Turkish border oil hub
Baghdad responded to the Kurdish independence referendum by seizing back the city of Kirkuk, the oil-producing areas around it, and other territory that the Kurds had captured from the Islamic State.
Surrender to the victor, not the spectators
Something unexpected given the Kurdish position during the Iraq war, where Kurdistan became a heaven for American soldiers.
Iraqi army attacks Kurdish forces on road to Erbil
According to local reports the Kurdish forces near Altun Kupri tried to blow up a bridge to slow the Iraqi advance.
Iraqi forces complete Kirkuk province takeover after clashes with Kurds
The Iraqi central government forces have advanced into Kirkuk province largely unopposed as most Peshmerga forces withdrew without a fight.
Shock in Kurdistan region of Iraq as Kirkuk falls to Iraqi forces
As US expresses concern, Iraqi forces launch major attack alongside Iranian-backed militias to take city run by Kurdistan Regional Government.