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Kurdish forces arrest scores of civilians, cut off internet in Sulaymaniyah

Erbil (Iraqinews.com) Kurdish forces have launched a wide-scale arrest campaign in Sulaymaniyah to silence demonstrators, who have taken to the streets since Monday in protest at delayed salary payments and poor services.

“Kurdish troops have been heavily deployed at Halabja, Chamchamal, Ranya and Koysinjaq towns in Sulaymaniyah governorate, and have already arrested scores of civilians there,” Alsumaria News quoted Kurdish media outlets as saying.

“There is a heavy security presence in central Sulaymaniyah in particular,” it added.

Meanwhile, a well-informed source told Alghad Press that the Kurdish authorities have cut off internet services in Sulaymaniyah.

Internet service providers Korek Telecom and Fastlink have received orders from the Kurdish security to shut down the internet in Sulaymaniyah in the wee hours of Wednesday, the source said.

The Iraqi Kurdistan region has been witnessing a sweeping wave of protests since Monday as demonstrators took to the streets to protest against the austerity policy, recently adopted by the Kurdish government.

Kurdistan police: Two protesters killed in 2-day clashes with security forces

Anbar (Iraqinews.com) – Two Kurdish protesters were killed in clashes with security forces over the past two days, Ranya District Police said.

In a Wednesday statement, quoted by Baghdad Today, the Ranya District Police said, “The encounters between Kurdish forces and angry protesters left two people dead and several others injured,” the statement read.

“Security forces opened fire at protesters after several partisan headquarters and government institutions were set ablaze by them,” the statement added.
Posted by: trailing wife 2017-12-21
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