Kurdistan Region Police

The Kurdistan Region Police (Kurdish: پۆلیس هەرێمی کوردستان, romanized: Polîs Herêmî Kurdistan) serves as the primary civil law enforcement agency of the Kurdistan Region, distinct from other institutions such as the Peshmerga (military forces), the Asayish (domestic security agency), Zerevani (gendarmerie), and Parastin u Zanyari (foreign intelligence).

The Kurdish police handle civil and traffic enforcement, environmental and forest protection, immigration control, and the security of critical infrastructure such as oil and gas facilities, utilities, hospitals, and other public institutions, sharing some of these responsibilities with the Asayish, which in addition carries out specialized operations such as against terrorism and drug trafficking. At times, the police is also supported by the Zerevani.