The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) (Kurdish: یەکیتیا نیشتمانیا کوردستان‎) is a Kurdish political party in Iraqi. It was established in 1976 as a breakaway from the KDP. The PUK Peshmerga is the party’s militia. Peshmerga (Kurdish: پێش مهرگه) is the term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters. Image:Stub.png. You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.