US Congressman Scott Perry praises Kurdish partnership, says "We love the Kurdish people and the Peshmerga" in a Kurdistan24 ...

For nearly two years, Iraq's Kurdish fighters have led the battle against ISIS. Known as the peshmerga -- which means "one who faces death" -- these Kurdish soldiers have helped claw back towns ...

The sudden reason for the arrest of Lahur Talabany is not clear but it casts a potential shadow over the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

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 sources said. Iraqi ...

Kurdish Peshmerga Needs More Equipment From the West Published Nov 02, 2015 at 12:15 PM EST Updated Apr 28, 2016 at 9:16 PM EDT ...

Rebel peshmerga founded the leading Kurdish political parties, but decades later those leaders or those close to them have yet to give up power. In this environment, it is hard to dissent.

The Peshmerga is a volunteer military force operated by the Kurdish regional government in Iraq. Not only are they a standing army, but they also assist civilians, similar to what the National ...

Unless American ground troops or Peshmerga go there, I swear to God, they can’t take Mosul,” he said. There is little love lost between the Kurdish and Iraqi forces.

ERBIL, IRAQ—When Kurdish peshmerga, Iraqi army, and U.S.-led coalition forces move to liberate nearby Mosul, possibly within two weeks, Islamic State fighters will not abandon their prized city ...

But Peshmerga fighters from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the ruling party in Iraqi Kurdistan, tried to retake the positions on Sunday, triggering the clashes, the sources said.

The coalition Train and Equip program is preparing three Kurdish brigades for action. Weapon systems donated by the coalition, such as the German MILAN rocket, have saved hundreds of peshmerga.