2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq

2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq
2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq
Part of the 2011 Iraqi protests
Date	17 February – 30 April 2011
Location	Iraqi Kurdistan
Caused by	Corruption,; Nepotism,; Arab Spring,; Social injustice;
Goals	Greater autonomy; Political reforms;
Methods	Demonstrations,; Riots;
Resulted in	Status quo
Parties
Kurdish protesters; opposition parts; Movement for Change	Government of Kurdistan Kurdistan Democratic Party; 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.

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