[Illbay]

So pesh merga does NOT equal PKK, is that correct? Because I am under the impression that PKK is a Marxist org that you'd hardly find likely to participate in democratic government.

[Balata]

You are right the pesh merga does not equal the PKK.

The PKK is a Kurdish separatist party who have relied on terrorist activities to win independence for ethnic Kurds in Turkey and have thus far failed.

On the other hand the pesh merga are Kurdish fighters in Iraq who have a pro-Western leaning and have fought several battles against Saddam.