🇮🇶 Protests against the Kurdish administration in Kirkuk

🇮🇶 Protests against the Kurdish administration in Kirkuk In the north of Iraq, in the city of Kirkuk , mass demonstrations are taking place against the Kurdistan Regional Government. Among the demonstrators are the pro-Iranian al-Hashd al-Shaabi militia and the Iraqi Turkmen Front coalition. People are protesting the decision of Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani to return the building of the Joint Operational Command in the province of Kirkuk to the disposal of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (formerly its headquarters there). Control of Kirkuk is a matter of dispute between the central government and Kurdish autonomy. The Kurds are seeking to take control of the disputed territory, relying on Article 140 of the 2005 Iraqi Constitution. During clashes with the Islamic State in 2014, the Iraqi army was forced to leave Kirkuk, which was soon occupied by Kurdish Peshmerga units. However, in 2017, the city again came under the control of government troops. #Iraq #video Support us Original msg Источник: Rybar in English