Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs

Kurdish Peshmerga rebel guarding the airport in Zakho, northern Iraq 1993

The Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs (MoPA) (Kurdish: وەزارەتی پێشمەرگە) is the ministry of defense of the Kurdistan Region which is responsible for the command of the Peshmerga and protecting the borders and territory of the KRG. The current minister is Shorsh Ismail.[1]

Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs
Agency overview
JurisdictionKurdistan Regional Government
HeadquartersErbil، Kurdistan Region
Minister responsible
  • Şoreş Îsmaîl Abdulla
Websitehttps://gov.krd/mopa/

The Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs supervises 84,000 people (28.3%) of the Kurdistan Region's armed Peshmerga forces, most of whom take orders from KDP and PUK. 132,000 Peshmergas (44.4%) are under the control of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and 81,000 Peshmergas (27.3%) are under the control of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. [2] [3]

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