The Gorran Movement, which means “change” in Sorani Kurdish, was originally founded to represent the growing swathes of dissatisfied voters in Iraqi Kurdistan. Led by Nawshirwan Mustafa, a prominent Peshmerga commander and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) politburo member who split from the party, the new party railed against corruption and mismanagement. It also slammed the family rule by the PUK and its partner in government, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Gorran condemned partisan control of Kurdish security forces and called for a...