After being shot in Al-Sulaymaniya; a protest dies
2020-12-18T08:12:28+00:00
Shafaq News / A protester died today, Friday, after suffering severe injury during Al-Sulaymaniya protests.
The protester; A teenager; Akar Jabbar had been shot in the protests nine days ago in Al-Sulaymaniya.
Demonstrators have taken to the streets in and around Al-Sulaimaniyah for several days demanding their salaries and criticizing Kurdish parties which control the Al-Sulaimaniyah area.
The regional government has been hit by a nationwide economic crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen Iraq’s oil revenues slashed.
