The term "pershmega" refers to a member of the Kurdish militia. Previously a guerilla force fighting for an independent Kurdish state, the peshmerga militia is now the subject of negotiations regarding a coalition goverment in Iraq. The Kurds want to maintain a separate militia, but other parties want to incorporate it into the Iraqi army.
posted on Fri, 25 Mar 2005 at 13:48 | path: /words | perma link
