The Iraqi army ceded control of Kirkuk to the Kurdish Peshmerga. Coalition forces also cooperated with Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the north. This paralleled the development of ethnic militias by the Shia, Sunni, and the Kurdish Peshmerga. This paralleled the development of ethnic militias by the Shia, Sunni, and the Kurdish (Peshmerga). The coalition forces also received support from the Peshmerga in Iraqi Kurdistan. SAD teams then combined with U.S. Army Special Forces to organize the Kurdish Peshmerga. Yahia fled north, where he was imprisoned by Kurdish Peshmerga, being mistaken for Uday. The RPG-32 has also been seen in use by Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq. The genocide happened following the Kurdish Peshmerga withdrawal, which left the Yazidis defenseless. The city had been under Kurdish Peshmerga control since 2014. This team organized the Kurdish Peshmerga for the subsequent U.S. led invasion. He also stated the British Army had trained over 31,000 Iraqi and Peshmerga fighters. The explosion attracts the Kurdish Peshmerga, who start firing at the group. The Kurdish force proved to be the basis of the Peshmerga. Peshmerga forces largely rely on old arms captured from battles.