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The Zerevani ( Zêrevanî) (or Zeravani, sometimes Zeravani Army) are the militarised police force (described as a gendarmerie by some) operated by the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. They are under the control of the Kurdish Ministry of the Interior but are a part of the Peshmerga (armed forces), and provide security for government and industrial property and support to civilian police & the military. They were the subject of an Amnesty campaign in June 2008 after the alleged kidnap of a Kurdish journalist. In November 2009, they began training (conducted by the Italian Carabinieri) alongside the Iraqi Federal Police; since 2014, also the Zeravani have undergone training with the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
The first Commanding Chief of Zerevani was Faridun Jwanroyi, Fraydoon resigned in 2010 and Aziz Weysi Bani was assigned as the Major General of the Zerevani.