A CLEVER FAMILY CLAN : Iraqi Kurdistan’s Nechirvan & Masrour Barzani‌’s relation intensifies

4.4.2014 – knnc net –  Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Nechirvan Barzani‌’s Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Deputy President and the caretaker Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region, relations with his cousin Masrour Barzani, son of Massoud Barzani, Kurdistan Region President, and director of intelligence and security in Iraqi Kurdistan, intensifies and both work on inheriting the position of Barzani in the coming years, the Kurdish Sharpress magazine reports.

The magazine says that if any member of the KDP wants to hold a governmental position, they would build close relations and become part of Nechirvan‌’s wing. While if someone wants to hold an important position within the KDP, they will join Masrour‌’s wing.

“Duhok Governor, Tamar Ramazan, and Fazil Omer, Head of Duhok Council, and Hassan Slevanai, Chief of Duhok‌’s Kurdistan Writer’s‌ Union, are from Nechirvan‌’s wing; whereas, Abdulkhalq Bapiri, Sarbast Lazgeen and Ashti Kocher who all hold security and military positions are from Masrour‌’s wing” the report adds.

“Reacting to Nechirvan‌’s projects in the media, especially after the establishment of Rudaw TV, Masrour is now working on establishing a channel called Bas, adding that Masour has been working on a media project for some years and that can be seen in his attempts in establishing Bas newspaper and website, plus Civil magazine” the report clarifies. Concerning Bas‌s attitude to the formation of the eighth cabinet, the report adds that Nechirvan has expressed his anger with regard to the reports and news that are published in Bas newspaper and on the website.

Officials within the KDP say that two daily newspapers are published in Duhok named ‘War’ and ‘Avro’. ‘War’ is published by Masrour‌’s wing, while Nechirvan‌’s supporters publish ‘Avro’. “Members of the KDP leadership, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that they are well aware of the conflicts between Masrour and Nechirvan, but no one can say anything” the report concludes.