Talk:Peshmerga

message: The BBC recently broadcast footage of peshmerga snipers battling ISIS. Two snipers were shown. One had an L96 or an Artic warfare and an AS50. Both made by Accuracy International. --92.232.49.38 (talk) 21:31, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: The article also fails to mention that Britain has supplied M2 brownings and ammo. --92.232.49.38 (talk) 19:50, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Small Arms 

message: Does anyone have a problem with this? It does not seem right that the article of the millitary force itself is made up of many pages of history. This should be in an article by itself, with a short version on the millitary article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mozad655 (talk • contribs) 18:27, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I do not have a problem with that, if you would summarize each section of the history, like it is in the article of United States Army. So we do not completely loose the history of Peshmerga article. Greetings --Moplayer (talk) 18:37, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  History bit removed to new article? 

message: Like the article of Rudaw this source also mentions that 14 brigades are united under the Peshmerga ministry not 12 or 15 like it is written in this wiki article. http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/12/16/kurdistan-s-political-armies-challenge-of-unifying-peshmerga-forces-pub-61917  — Preceding unsigned comment added by BaranKurd (talk • contribs) 08:16, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peshmega minstry brigades 

message: The source that was put here for the number of Peshmerga fighters have its number from Rudaw, but it misinterpreted the numbers. The number of Peshmerga is by around 200 thousand and not 241,000. Some special units and police units were listed as Peshmerga but they are not.
- Rojava Peshmarga is part of Zeravani forces and Zerevani force is already listed as a unit.
- Anti-terror force, KDP Asayish, The Black Force, Dizha Tiror, PUK Asayish are no part of Peshmerga. These are special anti terror, police or security forces but not Peshmerga.
- Hezakanî Gulan and Hezakanî Barzan is part of KDP 80 force unit. And Two presidential brigades and Hezekanî Kosrat Rasul is part of PUK force 70 unit.
Some units were listed as whole and then smaller units that are part of them were listed again so you get a higher number. Police and special forces not part of Peshmerga also increased the number. Don't be misled by the titel of the article this number does not include Zeravani which are Peshmerga and listed at the end of the article. http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/03042017 --BaranKurd (talk) 14:09, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of Peshmerga 

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message: This page has gone through some major iterations in the last two years, most  related to actual events in the Syrian and Iraqi Wars. Unfortunately the quality has gone downhill since then. On top of that the article was separated some time ago and a great deal of information was moved to History of Peshmerga. Now instead of one quality article we have two terrible articles. There are some major problems with both articles as I see it:
*The way it is written now makes is sound like the Peshmerga is still at war with ISIS. The article should be written in a way that is independent of current events. We don't want to rewrite the whole article everytime there is a skirmish with the Peshmerga.
*It is unclear in literature whether the term Peshmerga is used only by Iraqi Kurds or some Kurds or all Kurds. For example are PKK members considered Peshmarga? How about YPG/SDF/PJAK?
*The article tries to present the Peshmerga (whether in Iraq or somewhere else) as a mechanized army of some sort with a unified command structure. The reality in Iraq is that the Peshmarga is a more loose militia commanded by local community leaders reporting to political parties. Therefore information like Size, Brigades and equipment are almost always inaccurate.
*The tables/lists under Equipment are as good as useless information and probably out of date. That is if it's even complete. Most have a Flckr image as a source. 
My proposal is this:
*Rewrite parts of the article based on more academic sources with a focus on providing general information about the Peshmerga as opposed to current events. I.e. in a more neutral tone and one that is independent of recent events.
*Specifically state whether the term Peshmerga is used by other Kurds(see above) or at least mention that this is unclear.
*Stop trying to shoehorn and present the Peshmerga as a mechanized army i.e. remove information about size, specific structure and equipment since these are almost constantly changing.
*Remove the tables/lists under Equipment as they don't provide any added value to the article.
*I'd also like to remove some images and add others: Less soldiers posing for a camera and more soldiers doing what soldiers do.
I'd like to hear what other people think. I will start to edit the article to hopefully improve its quality over time. Any help/input is welcome. ~ Zirguezi 16:10, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: @Zirguezi I think it's good to include current events (to a certain extent) like in the case of the war against ISIS, it would only have to be updated a couple times in the past few years to be accurate. I'm not 100% sure if peshmerga is used by other kurdish groups, but the only group that is officially named Peshmerga is in Iraqi Kurdistan. I think the size estimates are helpful as long as they are sourced, even if they aren't perfect. The NDF for example. Peshmerga is tough to place as either a militia or army because it's not purely volunteer nor exclusively professional fighters. I think part of the reason it's presented as a unified group is because of the difficulty finding info for specific parts of the Peshmerga. I think because all Peshmerga groups fight for the KRG it makes sense include them as one group, but explaining that they are not perfectly unified (which is how the article is written currently).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pokerplayer513 (talk • contribs) 03:05, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article in need of a review/major editting. 

message: Currently "Peshmerga" is always italicized and is sometimes capitalized and sometimes not. I'm not sure why it's italicized, but possibly  because it's a foreign word. That doesn't seem right and I'm going to edit that. As for capitalization, I'm not sure when it should be capitalized. I think it is capitalized when referring to it as a group (the Peshmerga is a militia) and it's not when referring to individuals (they are peshmerga), but I'm not 100% sure so I'm not making those changes. If anyone knows the answer they should make those edits.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pokerplayer513 (talk • contribs) 08:28, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Most of this article is based on the article by Lortz who does italicize but does not use capital letters. I'm open to either way ~ Zirguezi 14:24, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Formatting concerns 

message: Someone(possibly plural) - edited in some quotes from a book published in 2018 arguing about certain facts.
Can someone confirm these?
Doesn't seem very professional to sole-source claims being made on the edits.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.230.168.138 (talk) 04:42, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
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message: At the start of 2018 this article had a major rewrite to improve its quality. See the discussion preceding this rewrite at  Talk:Peshmerga#Article_in_need_of_a_review/major_editting. and Talk:Peshmerga#Removal_of_equipment_tables. To summarize: the article was written as a news/blog article with very little reliable sources and wild estimates for what later appeared to be an ever changing army size/structure. Also included were several section that in my opinion added nothing to the article and simply don't belong on an encyclopedia. These sections are now making a comeback as users (with good intentions) are adding these back in. The last time this was brought up there was barely any discussion and thus no objections to the removal of these sections. I have not changed my view and still think that these sections should be omitted from the article. However I would like to have a discussion about this to see what other users think.
In particular I think:
1. The list of equipment per WP:NOTCATALOG does not belong on an encyclopedia. That's even before we start questioning the sources given (often times vague pictures of random people posing on Flckr with no way to verify). Then there's the issue of as stated in the section itself that the peshmerga is "allowed them to buy their own weapons" which means pretty much every weapon in the world could be listed here. In my opinion this section adds nothing of value to the article and lowers its quality by turning half the article into a huge (and unreliable) list of equipment and firearms.
2. Everybody in Iraqi Kurdistan can buy a military uniform and a rifle and start calling themselves peshmerga. This is simply a consequence of the militia composition of the peshmerga as stated in the article. In fact the Commons category for peshmerga is full of people posing exactly as described and looks like something out of a Bollywood set. However as I noted the last time, the quality of this article would improve if we "remove some images and add others: Less soldiers posing for a camera and more soldiers doing what soldiers do." Therefore we should be more careful about the pictures we feature here. Images like these : 1, 2, 3 are very much staged and should be in my opinion be avoided while images like these 1, 2, 3 are not staged and show a more accurate and real image of what peshmerga soldiers do.
I would like to know what others think about this and will be notifying several users who have recently edited this article to join this discussion. ~ Zirguezi 22:46, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: You should go ahead and make the changes regarding the equipment section on the basis of WP:NOTCATALOG and the pictures on authenticity.  --Ahmedo Semsurî (talk) 23:19, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Your argument flies in the face common article usage as just about every military and paramilitary forces article has some type of list of its equipment. Even though, to you, it violates WP:NOTCATALOG these other articles indicate a common use. Sooo...if you want to do it to this article then you need to edit every singe of the THOUSANDS of articles that contain them. 100.11.77.202 (talk) 01:41, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

text: Voices have been raised in opposition but you chose to ignore them.Degen Earthfast (talk) 01:56, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Apologies for the late reply. Can you elaborate? What did I exactly ignore? ~ Zirguezi 21:34, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Return of previously removed section: Equipment 

message: It seems like over time information that was previously removed (see Talk:Peshmerga#Article_in_need_of_a_review/major_editting.) has been added back again (with good intentions). Unfortunately, the problems we had when we removed the information has not been addressed therefore, we are running into the same problems. One of these was the return of the Equipment section which was removed, added back again and then finally removed again (See Talk:Peshmerga#Return_of_previously_removed_section:_Equipment).
Now another problem is returning, namely that of shoehorning the "army" composition back into the article despite all sources clearly stating that the Peshmerga is in fact not an army but a militia. This is problematic as the Peshmerga is obviously lacking the structured command of an army (according to sources).
For example, the army headquarters is currently stated to be in Erbil. No source is given for this, so I’m assuming that this is a reference to the Ministry of Peshmerga which is located in Erbil. However, this only applies to the “Regional Guard Brigades” (see table Peshmerga#Structure). The major of the Peshmerga does not take orders from the ministry but rather from their own party affiliated commanders as is stated in multiple sources. Therefore, it is impossible to state where the Peshmerga headquarters is located as Peshmerga is comprised of several militias.
This is one of the examples of information that is unsourced, misrepresenting reality and in some cases directly contradicting sources information.
I hope other will join me in monitoring this article and keep its quality high with sourced information. ~ Zirguezi 12:57, 5 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Return of previously removed information. 

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There seems to be a minor edit conflict going on about several infobox fields. Conscription, Active personnel, Military age and Leadership seems to be edited by whoever comes along. Therefore I would like to have a discussion to settle this.
As stated before the peshmerga in not an army in the sense that the US Army is with a unified command structure, policy and interest. The article and sources state that it is in fact a militia made of several groups with different leaders and policies that call themselves peshmerga. Therefore any attempt to shoehorn the peshmerga into an army composition is going to be misleading as none of the mentioned attributes apply to all. For example: the leadership is currently stated to be Shorish Ismail(unsourced) who I assume is a member of the KDP but the article itself mentions that at least half the Peshmerga takes orders from the PUK.
I suggest that we either leave the mentioned fields blank or change it to disputed with a note to a section in the article where it is explained. I would also suggest we stop to shoehorn attributes meant for an army to what is obviously a militia. ~ Zirguezi 14:56, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Militia vs Army 

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Talk:Peshmerga#Return of previously removed section: Equipment
Talk:Peshmerga#Return_of_previously_removed_information.
There seems to be a deviation from what was previously agreed on what this article should and should not be. I don't expect everyone to read all the discussion that have taken place which are almost always in good faith. Therefore I would like to remind everyone that previously it was agreed that "[this article should be] based on more academic sources with a focus on providing general information about the Peshmerga as opposed to current events. I.e. in a more neutral tone and one that is independent of recent events."
In that regard I would like to suggest that:
* the information regarding the Armenian Genocide be moved to History of the Peshmerga as it predates the even the term Peshmerga.
* information regarding Yazidis, Assyrians and other groups especially in light of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) also be moved to History of the Peshmerga or their respective articles: Sinjar massacre or Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL or Assyrians in Iraq
Please share your thoughts on this.
~ Zirguezi 15:17, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: It's almost seven weeks later and discussion has taken place and no objection has been raised. I will implement the changes discussed above ~ Zirguezi 21:20, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  current and historical events 

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message: There are no diplomatic relations between Israel and Iraq, and the Peshmerga is one of the Iraqi forces and has nothing to do with helping Israel. Can this be fixed? Xumas (talk) 18:58, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It should stay as it is well-sourced. Semsûrî (talk) 19:08, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello. I have checked the original source and the only reference I can find is: "AVAK transported weapon mainly prepared from Europe to Iraqi Kurdistan. In addition to facilitating Israeli assistance in providing food for the Kurds". This confirms that Israel was somehow involved in providing humanitarian supplies to the Kurds (i.e. the civilian population) and not as the article currently implies supplies specifically to the Peshmerga. Therefore I would like to propose that Israel either be removed from the Foreign suppliers List or a footnote should be added to clarify this. Please let me know what you think ~ Zirguezi 22:50, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: There's a lot more about Israeli assistance at Israel–Kurdistan Region relations#Israeli–Kurdish relations (1958–1979). Semsûrî (talk) 23:09, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Israel and Iraq 

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message: hello, i have edited this page many times, and i was the one that actually made the "inventory" Section of the Page, i wish to work more on the Inventory section as i gain more sources for the weapons, and i hope that i have made my edit's look professional enough to be included access. Coylaxy (talk) 11:14, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you. To obtain the extended-confirmed right, you will need to reach 500 edits. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me!  13:36, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 February 2024 

message: I propose adding a new section to the Perhmerga pagededicated to the views and findings of Human Rights Watch(HRW) regarding the human rights situation in the region.
Currently, the page may lack a comprehensive view of thisimportant aspect. Including a dedicated section for HRW'sperspective would offer a more balanced and informativeunderstanding of the complexities surrounding human rightsissues in Perhmerga.
Proposed Revision:
* New Section: Create a section titled "Human RightsConcerns" or "HRW Perspective on Perhmerga".
* Content: Summarize key findings from relevant HRWreports, such as:
** "Marked With An X: Iraqi Kurdish Forces’ Destruction ofVillages, Homes in Conflict with ISIS"(https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/11/13/marked-x/iraqi-kurdish-forces-destruction-villages-homes-conflict-isis)
** "Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Arabs Blocked From Returning"(https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/19/kurdistan-region-iraq-arabs-blocked-returning)
** "Iraq: Fighting in Disputed Territories Kills Civilians"(https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/20/iraq-fighting-disputed-territories-kills-civilians)
** "KRG Response to War Crimes Allegations in Iraq Falls Short"(https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/05/krg-response-war-crimes-allegations-iraq-falls-short)
** "Iraq: Kirkuk Security Forces Expel Displaced Turkmen"(https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/05/07/iraq-kirkuk-security-forces-expel-displaced-turkmen)
* Ensure all information is well-sourced, accurate, neutral,and adheres to Wikipedia guidelines.
Benefits:
* Increased neutrality and objectivity
* Enhanced comprehensiveness and understandingof the region's complexities
* Improved credibility and reliability of the page
Discussion Points:
* Appropriate title for the new section
* Specific HRW reports to focus on
* Maintaining a neutral point of view while presenting HRW'sfindings
* Including any counter-arguments or differingperspectives
I believe this addition would significantly improve the page'squality and provide readers with a more nuancedunderstanding of the human rights situation in Perhmerga.
I welcome your feedback and suggestions on this proposal.
Thank you for your time and consideration. NICTON t (talk) 20:52, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal for Adding HRW Perspective on Human Rights Concerns 

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