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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 ...

While on my recent visit to Iraqi Kurdistan, I visited several frontline positions of the Peshmerga forces, where they are facing the Iraqi army and active ISIS cells. Firstly, I visited Brigade ...

In 2015 Rachel deployed to northern Iraq and was part of a training team attached to the Peshmerga forces. Her time was spent training the Peshmerga to liaise with UN and NGO agencies working on women ...