I wonder how much of this Barzani has sanctioned (he recently met with both Erdogan and the Mullahs in Tehran and the subject in both cases was Kurdish groups Iran and Turkey are fighting). The Kurds fighting in northern Syria are not on good political terms with Barzani. I am told, in that vein, they keep the official Iraqi Kuridistan Pesh Merga out.
You are told correctly. They are not at all alike.
Suspect you already know why too. smile.