Death toll mounts as Iraqi Kurdish protests continue
The unrest in Iraq's northern Sulaimaniyah province has left at least nine people dead.
The death toll from a week of violent protests in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region continues to mount, with at least nine dead in the clashes over delayed public salaries.
Ali Al Bayati, a member of the Iraqi Human Rights Commission, told Al-Monitor the death count had risen to eight protesters and at least one member of the security forces. A further 56 people have been injured in the unrest, he said.
