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 ...

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 ...

"I extend my thanks to the steadfast and patriotic people of Kurdistan, whose determination to shape a better future drives ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Dimokrat volunteered with the Peshmerga, the armed forces of Iraq's Kurdish region, as the extremist group rapidly gained territory throughout the country and Syria. He survived the war to ...