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Fresh protests hit Iraqi Kurdistan


Thursday, 21 December, 2017 , 14:40 AFP Hundreds of protesters faced off with security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan for a fourth day Thursday, demanding the resignation of politicians accused of graft.

350 prisoners feared 'disappeared' by Iraqi Kurd forces: HRW


Thursday, 21 December, 2017 , 10:35 AFP Hundreds of detainees in Iraq are feared to have been "forcibly disappeared" by Kurdish authorities after they were arrested for suspected ties to the Islamic State group, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

Protests rock Iraqi Kurdistan despite police clampdown


Wednesday, 20 December, 2017 , 16:51 AFP Protests raged for a third day in Iraqi Kurdistan on Wednesday despite a clampdown by security forces after five people were killed as ire exploded at the calamitous fallout from an independence vote.

Protests rock Iraqi Kurdistan despite police clamp down


Wednesday, 20 December, 2017 , 14:46 AFP Protests raged for a third day in Iraqi Kurdistan Wednesday despite a clampdown by security forces after five people were killed as ire exploded at the calamitous fallout from an independence vote.

Troops lock down Iraqi Kurdistan's second city after riots


Wednesday, 20 December, 2017 , 10:15 AFP Heavily armed troops and anti-riot police locked down Iraqi Kurdistan's second city Sulaimaniyah on Wednesday after two days of protests killed five people and wounded nearly 200 across the region.

Iraqi Kurdistan: autonomous since 1991


Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 , 20:28 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan, autonomous since 1991, is mired in a political, social and economic crisis which has worsened since its recent failed referendum on independence.

Iraqi Kurdistan protests turn deadly


Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 , 20:01 AFP Five people were killed and dozens wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday as security forces opened fire during clashes with protesters amid growing anger over a failed push for independence.

A timeline of the crisis between Iraq and its Kurds


Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 , 19:09 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan, mired in deadly protests, has been in open crisis with the Baghdad government since voters in the northern autonomous region overwhelmingly backed independence in a September referendum.

Iraqi Kurdistan protests turn deadly


Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 , 17:25 AFP Five people were killed and dozens wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday as security forces opened fire during clashes with protesters amid growing anger over a failed push for independence.

Five dead as protests rock Iraqi Kurdistan: medical official


Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 , 16:39 AFP Five people were killed and dozens wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan Tuesday as security forces opened fire during clashes with protesters, an official said, as anger grew over a failed independence push.