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pesh·mer·ga

(pĕsh-mûr′gə)

n. pl. peshmerga or pesh·mer·gas

A member of a Kurdish militia.

[Kurdish pêşmerge : pêş, in front of, before; akin to Avestan paiti, against + merg, death; akin to Avestan mahrka-.]

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peshmerga - a member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kurdish state

Kurd - a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state

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Prior to the retaking of Kirkuk from Kurdish peshmergas in the fall of 2017, Soleimani personally traveled to Kurdistan on at least three occasions to deliver veiled threats to the Kurdish leadership on behalf of then-Prime Minister Abadi.

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"Once I was in the front line of the war against IS and met the Peshmergas and guerrillas who fight against them," Azizi said, his face lighting up.

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Women in the Kurdish Peshmergas fought the vestiges of the misogynist religious interpretations of ISIS.

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Tehran has created the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of 17 Shi'ite militias, plus the Islamic Peshmergas (Kurdish fighters hired by Tehran) to parallel the Iraqi national army and the military force of the Kurdistan Autonomous Government.

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"As a Peshmerga, among the people, and the dear Peshmergas, I will continue the struggle for achieving the rights of our nation and preserving its achievements," the president continued.

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[beaucoup moins que] Les peshmergas se sont retires de toutes leurs positions dans quatre secteurs, dont Jalaoula et Khanaqine, et sont retournes aux positions qu'ils tenaient avant 2014" a indique le responsable de la securite locale, Sadeq al-Husseini.

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There is disappointment that some PUK Peshmergas withdrew without fighting.

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Kurds voted for independence last month in a controversial referendum in the Kurdistan Region and the disputed areas, including Kirkuk, seized by the peshmergas. The Iraqi Parliament views the referendum as an illegal and unconstitutional threat to Iraq's unity and integrity, and has approved punitive measures against the Kurdistan Region and Kurdish leaders, including regaining control of the disputed areas and the oil wells in Kirkuk.