According to medical sources, two people were killed and 47 injured by gunfire Thursday, February 17 at Sulaymaniyah when protesters tried to storm the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) of Massoud Barzani. At the invitation of the Organization for Defending Rights and Freedom, nearly three thousand people, mostly youths between 16 and 30, marched towards the headquarters of the KDP and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK of Jalal Talabani), shouting "Government resign", "Work for the unemployed," "The corrupt to justice." Protesters then threw stones at the building and where some tried to storm the headquarters of the KDP, guards fired into the air and then members of the KDP's security service and police took up positions in Street.
A party headquarters Goran, who claimed not to be involved in this event, was also burned in Irbil, further north. In dissent with the two traditional parties, Kurdish militants accused Goran KDP. The day before, in Kut (160 km) south of Baghdad, a protester of 16 years had been killed and 27 others were injured when a mob had set fire to government buildings to protest against the lack of public services.
It was the most violent incident since the protests began in Iraq that began on February 3 in the province of Diwaniya, 185 km south of Baghdad. That day, four protesters were wounded by gunfire. At a press conference, Mr Maliki warned against violence. "I welcome those who demonstrate peacefully for their legitimate rights but not those who exploit those claims to provoke riots.
The perpetrators will be brought to justice," he said before accusing foreign powers without naming them. "I tell the protesters not to allow anyone to infiltrate provoke rioting in Kut and Nasiriyah. I forbid the security forces to use violence and (tell them) not to break up demonstrations only when they transformed into a riot, "he added.
In the town of Nasr, 240 km south of Baghdad, near Nasiriyah, dozens of protesters demanding jobs and public services were entered Thursday in the town hall, burning into and setting fire to records. Moreover, in the multiethnic city of Kirkuk, 240 km north of Baghdad, 350 women and children marched from the building of the Ministry of Health and the governorate.
"In Kirkuk, there are 2,000 widows and 7,000 orphans. We ask that part of the oil wealth goes to benefits for widows, the establishment of homes for orphans and psychological treatment centers" said Najat Amid Yadkar, 57, an employee of oil company and organizer of the parade. 
A party headquarters Goran, who claimed not to be involved in this event, was also burned in Irbil, further north. In dissent with the two traditional parties, Kurdish militants accused Goran KDP. The day before, in Kut (160 km) south of Baghdad, a protester of 16 years had been killed and 27 others were injured when a mob had set fire to government buildings to protest against the lack of public services.
It was the most violent incident since the protests began in Iraq that began on February 3 in the province of Diwaniya, 185 km south of Baghdad. That day, four protesters were wounded by gunfire. At a press conference, Mr Maliki warned against violence. "I welcome those who demonstrate peacefully for their legitimate rights but not those who exploit those claims to provoke riots.
The perpetrators will be brought to justice," he said before accusing foreign powers without naming them. "I tell the protesters not to allow anyone to infiltrate provoke rioting in Kut and Nasiriyah. I forbid the security forces to use violence and (tell them) not to break up demonstrations only when they transformed into a riot, "he added.
In the town of Nasr, 240 km south of Baghdad, near Nasiriyah, dozens of protesters demanding jobs and public services were entered Thursday in the town hall, burning into and setting fire to records. Moreover, in the multiethnic city of Kirkuk, 240 km north of Baghdad, 350 women and children marched from the building of the Ministry of Health and the governorate.
"In Kirkuk, there are 2,000 widows and 7,000 orphans. We ask that part of the oil wealth goes to benefits for widows, the establishment of homes for orphans and psychological treatment centers" said Najat Amid Yadkar, 57, an employee of oil company and organizer of the parade.
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