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Iraq's Kurdish forces look to a new era after US withdrawal
Original: Iraq’s Kurdish forces look to a new era after US withdrawal https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/i raqs-kurdish-for
Iraq's Kurdish Peshmerga forces are entering a new phase following the US withdrawal, with efforts under way to unify the force under a single national command. The push aims to overcome long-standing disputes between the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, whose separate units have historically divided the Peshmerga, and to establish a stable, integrated force for the region's future.
Why now: The US withdrawal has put the future role and structure of Iraq's Kurdish forces back in focus.
PeshmergaIraqKurdistan Democratic PartyPatriotic Union of KurdistanUnited States
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- Iraq’s Kurdish forces look to a new era after US withdrawal https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/i raqs-kurdish-forces-look-to-a-new-era-after-us-withdrawal?traffic_source=rss Peshmerga unification seeks stability, overcoming party disputes to build a national force in… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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