Dilan Sirwan
| Dilan Sirwan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Other names | Dilan S. Hussein |
| 💼 Occupation | Journalist, editor |
| 👔 Employer | The New Region |
| Known for | Reporting on Iraq and the Kurdistan Region |
| 🌐 Website | thenewregion |
Dilan Sirwan (also published as Dilan S. Hussein) is an Erbil-based Iraqi Kurdish journalist specialising in political, economic, and security reporting across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He has contributed to the Rudaw Media Network, The New Arab, and The New Region.[1][2][3] In September 2024, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of The New Region, an English-language news platform based in Erbil.[4]
Career
Sirwan began his career at the Rudaw Media Network, publishing under both "Dilan Sirwan" and "Dilan S. Hussein".[3] His reporting covered poverty in the Kurdistan Region,[5] the civilian toll of Turkish cross-border military operations,[6] and Iraqi parliamentary deliberations on defense procurement.[7]
At The New Arab, he analysed the structural fiscal disputes between Erbil and Baghdad and provided macroeconomic context for student protests across the Kurdistan Region.[8]
On 5 September 2024, Sirwan was appointed Editor-in-Chief of The New Region.[4] Under his leadership, the outlet expanded into investigative reporting and video broadcasting. It published exclusive details of a US diplomatic letter to the Iraqi Prime Minister regarding the Popular Mobilization Forces,[1] and investigated corruption in international demining funding in Iraq.[9]
References
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "New Editor in Chief for Iraqi news website". Media Source. September 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ Dilan S. Hussein (16 October 2020). "'Our kids fall asleep without a bite to eat': Poverty rising in Kurdistan". Rudaw. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Four-year-old child loses leg in suspected Turkish attack". Rudaw. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Iraq looking to buy air defence equipment from Russia". Rudaw. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Behind the student protests that have rocked Iraqi Kurdistan". The New Arab. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Demining progress tainted by corruption". The New Region. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
External links
- Dilan Sirwan at The New Region
- Dilan Sirwan at The New Arab
- Dilan Sirwan at Rudaw
- Dilan Sirwan on Muck Rack
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