Why has America's support for the Kurdistan Region's Peshmerga decreased?

World Service - While the Kurdistan Region is still considered one of the most important allies of the United States in Iraq, the removal of the major part of the Peshmerga budget from the new Pentagon bill shows that Washington is redefining its security role in Iraq and gradually reducing its commitments in the region.

Sharq al-Awsat and Al-Arabi al-Jadeed report:

Baghdad's struggle in the middle of Washington's pressure; Will the "Ministry of Federal Security" be established in the Zaidi government?

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - While the international pressure, especially the United States, has increased on the Iraqi government to organize the situation of the armed forces outside of the official structure (military and law enforcement), field reports including Sharq al-Awsat and al-Arabi al-Jadeed tell of the parallel movements of Washington and Baghdad to change the security map of Iraq. These developments are followed in the two axes of "staged plan for liquidation" and "creating a new ministerial structure".

The dispute between American officials over the continuation of military support for Iraqi Kurdish forces

World Service - While the debates in the US Congress on the reduction of the budget against ISIS intensified, the senior Pentagon official, describing the Iraqi Kurdish forces as Washington's "most powerful partner" in the region, emphasized the necessity of continuing military and security support for the Peshmerga.

Former senior US government official:

The main cause of the problems of the Kurdistan Region is internal disputes

World Service - James Jeffrey, Donald Trump's former special representative in the anti-ISIS coalition and former US ambassador to the countries of the region, warned that the Iraqi Kurds are not on the same page in interacting with the US, and this makes Washington unable to support them sufficiently.

The role of the Kurdistan region in the stability of the Middle East

World service - In a report written by a former officer of the British Army, referring to the decisive role of the Peshmerga forces in the defeat of ISIS, the "Daily Telegraph" newspaper described the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as one of the foundations of stability in the Middle East and emphasized the importance of continuing British cooperation with this region, including in the fields of security and energy.

The decline of the position of the Kurdish forces in the American defense policy

World Service - The Pentagon's new budget shows that the decisive role of the Kurds in the war against ISIS has been replaced by cooperation with official armies.

Why did America stop supporting Peshmerga forces?

World Service - Washington has announced the end of the memorandum of understanding with the Kurdistan Region as the reason for removing the Peshmerga forces from the Pentagon's military aid, but the complete removal of the military budget shows that a decision beyond an administrative framework is underway.

Removing the Peshmerga from the US budget and allocating 130 million dollars for Syria and the Kurds

World Service - According to the 2027 US defense budget tables, this country has not set aside any contribution to aid the Peshmerga forces in the coming year, but continues to provide defense aid to the Syrian Kurdish forces.

Kurdish representative of the Iraqi Parliament:

Entering into military equations is gambling with the fate of the Kurds

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - a member of the Economic Commission of the Iraqi Parliament, in a conversation with Kurdpress, warned about the consequences of the Kurdistan Region's entry into regional tensions, and emphasized that in the turbulent conditions of the Middle East, the priority should be to maintain internal security and economic interests; With a critical look at the approach of America and Israel and at the same time pointing to the geopolitical realities of Iran, he considered active neutrality to be the only rational option for the Kurd.

Masrour Barzani:

We do not want to get involved in any war

Iraq and Kurdistan service – Attending the funeral of six Peshmarga fighters in Soran, the head of Kurdistan Regional Government emphasized that the attack on the Peshmarga was without reason and that the Government's goal is to maintain the security of the Kurdistan Region without getting involved in Regional wars.