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Demonstrations over unpaid civil servant salaries began in Sulaimani city on December 2, and have since spread to other towns in the province, as well as in Halabja province and the Garmiyan administration.
Security forces have used live ammunition, rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas against protesters, who have set alight political party offices in several towns.
As of Friday morning, nine protesters and one Peshmerga have been killed since demonstrations began, and 65 people have been injured.
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