Kurdistan Commando Forces

Kurdistan Commando Forces
هێزەکانی کۆماندۆی کوردستان
romanized: Hêzekanî Komandoî Kurdistan
Active~ 2012–present
Country Iraq
Allegiance Kurdistan Regional Government
PUK
BranchPeshmerga
TypeSpecial Forces
RoleCommando, Special Operations
Size500–10,000
Garrison/HQDabashan, Sulaymaniyah
Commanders
Current
commander
Diyar Omar (2025)
Notable
commanders
Akam Omar (co-founder), Barham Sheikh Mohammed (Golden Force)

The Kurdistan Commando Forces (Kurdish: هێزەکانی کۆماندۆی کوردستان, romanized: Hêzekanî Komandoî Kurdistan, KCF or CDO) or PUK Commandos is a special forces unit of the Peshmerga, the military forces of the Kurdistan Region. The unit operates specifically within the 70 Unit of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's (PUK) Peshmerga and receives orders directly from Bafel Talabani, the president of the PUK.