On 21 September 2026, President Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, the Vice Presidents of the Kurdistan Region, Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, Director of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, and the Minister of Peshmerga Affairs attended a ceremony at the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region to announce the unification of the Peshmerga forces. A number of Peshmerga commanders and representatives of foreign countries in the Kurdistan Region were also present.
President Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, and Minister of Peshmerga Affairs Shoresh Ismail delivered remarks at the ceremony
Original article with President Nechirvan Barzani’s speech
Original article with Prime Minister Masrour Barzani’s speech
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