2023 unrest in Kirkuk
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| Unrests in Kirkuk | |||||||
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| Part of the Iraqi conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Popular Mobilization Forces |
Protestors Kurdistan Democratic Party[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 protester killed 11 injured 40 detained[2] | |||||||
The 2023 unrest in Kirkuk began on August 26 after the transfer of the building in Kirkuk that was used by the forces of the Joint Operational Command in Iraq to the
Al-Hashd al-Shaabi
. On 27 August the road was blocked by the striking Arab parties.
Among the protesters against the transfer of the building were also Arabs and Turkmen.[4][5]
During the protests one person was killed and another 11 protesters were injured, also another 40 people were detained.[6] The next day after these events the Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew.
Iraqi Prime Minister
Muhammad Shiya al-Sudani instructed to investigate the circumstances of the death of people in clashes between Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen during demonstrations in the city of Kirkuk. Also Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani called on the country's authorities to protect the lives of people in the province of Kirkuk
.
References
- ^ "Clashes in Iraq's Kirkuk kill three protesters; more than a dozen injured". reuters.com. Reuters. 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Three killed in ethnic protests in Iraq's Kirkuk". lemonde.fr. Le Monde. 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Clashes in Iraq's Kirkuk kill three protesters; more than a dozen injured". reuters.com. Reuters. 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Iraq: Ethnic clashes in Kirkuk kill 4 protesters". dw.com. Deutsche Welle. 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Kirkuk curfew lifted after deadly unrest at rival protests by Arabs, Kurds". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Three killed in ethnic protests in Iraq's Kirkuk". lemonde.fr. Le Monde. 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.