He is one of the most famous young generals in the Kurdistan Region's military force in Iraq, called the Kurdish Peshmerga.

Korek is one of the oldest telecommunications companies in Iraq, having begun by offering services with Kurdistan and expanded nationwide after receiving a national operating licence in 2007.

Kamal Chomani, a critic of the Kurdistan Regional Government, said that: "He could have supported the Peshmerga through his giant companies, but everyone knows Sirwan Barzani has become a billionaire by using KRG institutions."

"[3] Barzani was a Peshmerga fighter for 12 years, fighting against Saddam Hussein's forces in the mountains of the Kurdistan region.

The loss was blamed on Barzani, who had been in talks with the Iraqi Army about joint operations, by aspects of the Kurdish opposition's media.

[5] In 2022, Barzani stated that the Peshmerga were growing deeply concerned that ISIS had started carrying out an increasing number of terrorist activities across the region in an attempt to rebuild its operating base.

[6] In 2023, when asked what he thought would happen when the Western Coalition eventually leaves Iraq for good, he stated, "Let me be plain: it will be catastrophic.