by Dalshad Abdullah | Jan 21, 2015 | Middle East
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdish Peshmerga forces are moving towards greater independence from the central government Baghdad, Peshmerga Ministry Secretary-General Lt. Gen. Jabbar Yawar said earlier this week. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Yawar said: “We are...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2014 | Middle East
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat— A senior Kurdish Peshmerga official confirmed on Saturday that Iraqi Kurdistan’s security force, known as the Peshmerga, had not been invited to take part in the security operation against Al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters in Iraq’s western Anbar...