Documenting corruption in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Barzan Sherwani, the brother of imprisoned journalist Sherwan Sherwani, has warned that Sherwan’s health condition has seriously deteriorated, while no responsible authorities have intervened to provide assistance. Sherwan Sherwani began … Read More
By Diyar Harki The case now unfolding in the United States is not an isolated scandal. It is a window into a system. When the U.S. Department of Justice moves … Read More
Diyar Harki What took place in Abu Dhabi was not routine diplomacy. It was a signal—clear, deliberate, and impossible to ignore. When Nechirvan Barzani appeared on the international stage accompanied … Read More
KurdFile – London, the U.S. Department of Justice initiated a civil forfeiture action seeking to seize a luxury property in Beverly Hills, allegedly connected to Kurdish military figure Mansour Barzani. … Read More
By Diyar Harki KurdFile Media The election of Nizar Amedi as Iraq’s president was meant to close one chapter of post-election deadlock. Instead, it has opened another—one that underscores deepening … Read More
KurdFile Media The war between regional powers has once again claimed lives far from the frontlines. In a quiet village north of Erbil, Musa Rasul and his wife Mujda Hassan … Read More
The release of Shelly Kittleson by Kataib Hezbollah after a week in captivity does not signal restraint. It signals control. In its official statement, the group framed the decision as … Read More
The reported abduction of journalist Shelly Kittleson is not only a personal tragedy—it is a stark illustration of the fragmented sovereignty and entrenched militia power that continue to define Iraq’s … Read More
Diyar Harki The detention of activists Rêber Emînki and Sabah Atrushi in Dohuk marks a familiar turning point in the Kurdistan Region’s political playbook: when public frustration crosses a certain … Read More
Diyar Harki The reported death of Tahir Jalil Habboush, Saddam Hussein’s last intelligence chief, closes a chapter that never fully ended. His life after 2003—marked by disappearance, insurgency links, and … Read More
