ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – At a military base in Bnaslawa, Erbil, Peshmerga forces receive training from the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center (KTCC). Participants receive two months of training for ten hours a day. This particular group of trainees is made up mostly of Yezidi women. Fighters receive training in attack, defense and rescue. “This will teach us how to conduct military attacks, how to withdraw, and how to deal with the injuries. It helps us deal with roadside bombs,” Peshmerga member Herish Abdulrahman says. A US-led, counter-ISIS coalition is in charge of the KTCC. Established in 2014, the 81-country coalition supported the Peshmerga in the fight against the Islamic State group (ISIS). One of the coalition’s focuses has been the counter-ISIS training of Peshmerga. Over 40,000 Peshmerga have so far received training. Translation by Sarkawt Mohammed Reporting by Payam Sarbast
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