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At least three Kurds were killed and 16 people wounded Saturday during protests in the multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk, as authorities imposed a curfew after days of tensions.Two people were shot in the chest and a third in the head, Ziad Khalaf, director of the local health authority, told AFP.The victims were a 21-year-old man and two people aged 37, he added.Those wounded, including Kurds, Arabs and three members of the security forces, were hit by gunfire, stones or glass, said Khalaf.
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BAGHDAD, Nov 28 Iranian-Kurdish rebel groups have for decades sought refuge in northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, but they have recently come under fresh fire amid.
Iran needs someone to blame for stoking nationwide protests, and Iranian Kurds are the 'weakest link that could be targeted without provoking consequences,' analyst says