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2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq
Part of the 2011 Iraqi protests
Date17 February – 30 April 2011
Location
Iraqi Kurdistan
Caused by
  • Corruption,
  • Nepotism,
  • Arab Spring,
  • Social injustice[1]
Goals
  • Greater autonomy
  • Political reforms
Methods
  • Demonstrations,
  • Riots
Resulted inStatus quo
Parties
Kurdistan Region Kurdish protesters
opposition parts
Movement for Change

Kurdistan Region Government of Kurdistan

  • Kurdistan Democratic Party
  • 2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

The 2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq were a series of demonstrations and riots against the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraqi Kurdistan. The autonomous region experienced protests that were concurrent with the 2011 Iraqi protests and the wider Arab Spring. The Iraqi Kurdish protests were also related to the 2011 Kurdish protests in Turkey and the 2011–2012 Iranian protests, as well as the civil uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War.

  1. ^ Salih, Mohammed (17 February 2011). "IRAQ: Protests Spread to Kurdistan". IPS News. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.

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