Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs

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. 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. References