Zeravani

Pêşmerge Zêrevanî
Pêşmerge Zêrevanî
Kurdish: زێرەڤانی, Zêrevanî
	Zêrevanî logo
Active	1997–2006 (as Kurdish forces); 2006–present (Kurdistan Regional Government)
Country	Iraq
Allegiance	Kurdistan Regional Government
Branch	Peshmerga
Role	Gendarmerie of Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Size	200,000 active ; 250,000 reservists
Garrison/HQ	Zaxo
Nickname(s)	Zerêvanî
Engagements	War in Iraq (2013–2017); Syrian Civil War;
Commanders
Commander	Lieutenant General Ezîz Weysî Banî
Notable; commanders	Hana Peshang Miran

The Zerevani^[4] (Kurdish: زێرەڤانی, Zêrevanî, meaning "Guard" or "Guardian") (or Zeravani,^[5] sometimes Zeravani Army^[6]) are the militarized force (described as a gendarmerie by some^[5]) operated by Kurdistan Regional Government.

^ "Commander of the Zêrevanî Pêşmerge Forces, Maj. Gen. Aziz Waisi, sheds light on the role and future of Zeravani forces". Kurdish Globe. Free Online Library. June 25, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
^ Dortkardes, İhsan (July 20, 2007). "Barzani: Düzenli ordu yakında". Milliyet (in Kurdish). Retrieved June 6, 2008.
^ Willing to face Death: A History of Kurdish militia Forces – the Pêşmerge – from the Ottoman Empire to Present-Day Iraq Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Michael G. Lortz
^ "Kurdish Zêrevanî and Arab Policemen Graduate Training and Break Down Barriers". NATO Training Mission-Iraq. December 11, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "A hint of harmony, at last". The Economist. December 3, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
^ Khidhir, Qassim (February 27, 2007). "Zeravani Army is guardian of Kurdistan Region Capital". The Kurdish Globe. p. 16. Retrieved January 3, 2010.

[FOLKurdGlob-1] "Commander of the Zêrevanî Pêşmerge Forces, Maj. Gen. Aziz Waisi, sheds light on the role and future of Zeravani forces". Kurdish Globe. Free Online Library. June 25, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

[2] Dortkardes, İhsan (July 20, 2007). "Barzani: Düzenli ordu yakında". Milliyet (in Kurdish). Retrieved June 6, 2008.

[fsu-3] Willing to face Death: A History of Kurdish militia Forces – the Pêşmerge – from the Ottoman Empire to Present-Day Iraq Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Michael G. Lortz

[nato-4] "Kurdish Zêrevanî and Arab Policemen Graduate Training and Break Down Barriers". NATO Training Mission-Iraq. December 11, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2010.

[economist1-5] "A hint of harmony, at last". The Economist. December 3, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2010.

[globe-6] Khidhir, Qassim (February 27, 2007). "Zeravani Army is guardian of Kurdistan Region Capital". The Kurdish Globe. p. 16. Retrieved January 3, 2010.

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