Posted on 07/15/2009 8:08:15 PM PDT by DJ Elliott
The Kurdish Regional Guards are the official and legal security force for the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq. They are commonly called the Peshmurga and they are the third largest army in Iraq. The Iraqi Army and (for now) the United States Forces in Iraq (AKA MNF-I) are the only two larger armies in Iraq.
The Peshmurga also has the tightest operational security in Iraq. This tight operational security is why little data is available about the Peshmerga organization. That lack of data is why the Kurdish Regional Guards are not listed in the Iraqi Security Force Order of Battle.
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Interesting article, thanks for posting it.
To me, the Kurds have every reason to be a bit standoffish, it was not long ago that Turkey was talking of an incursion and Iran was shelling into the region.
I agree. They have good reason for tight OPSEC.
But even the SOF (US and Iraq) in Iraq does not have that tight of OPSEC.
For a 100,000 personnel force, that is unusually good security.
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