Deadly Ethnic Clashes Erupt in Kirkuk, Iraq

Four protesters were killed and several others injured in ethnic clashes in the multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, Iraq. The violence erupted after tensions escalated over the return of a building, previously occupied by the Kurdistan Democratic Party, to the KDP. Arab and Turkmen opponents protested the move, leading to clashes with Kurdish demonstrators. The central government imposed a curfew and ordered extensive security operations in the affected areas. Kirkuk has long been disputed between the federal government and the autonomous Kurdistan region, and the return of the building has reignited ethnic tensions in the city.