Focus on Kurdish Riots

Photographs by Kamaran Najm/Metrography for IWPR.

Thursday, 24 December, 2009

Focus on Kurdish Riots

Photographs by Kamaran Najm/Metrography for IWPR.

Kurdish security forces move to pacify demonstrators in the town of Pirmagrun on December 23, following a day of rioting that left dozens of people wounded. By nightfall, hundreds of riot police and troops had entered the town in armoured personnel carriers followed by ambulances. The security forces announced their arrival by firing automatic weapons in the air, eyewitnesses said.
Kurdish security forces move to pacify demonstrators in the town of Pirmagrun on December 23, following a day of rioting that left dozens of people wounded. By nightfall, hundreds of riot police and troops had entered the town in armoured personnel carriers followed by ambulances. The security forces announced their arrival by firing automatic weapons in the air, eyewitnesses said.
A member of the elite Kurdish security force, the Asayish, fires into the air from the roof of a government building in Pirmagrun.
A member of the elite Kurdish security force, the Asayish, fires into the air from the roof of a government building in Pirmagrun.
A tense standoff between security forces and hundreds of unarmed protesters in Pirmagrun was broken when riot police and troops swarmed into the town at sundown. Throughout the day, security forces shot automatic gunfire into the air to disperse demonstrators.
A tense standoff between security forces and hundreds of unarmed protesters in Pirmagrun was broken when riot police and troops swarmed into the town at sundown. Throughout the day, security forces shot automatic gunfire into the air to disperse demonstrators.
A young man throws a rock at the mayor’s office in Pirmagrun. Scores of young men and boys rioted in front of government offices, smashing windows and destroying the small park across the street.
A young man throws a rock at the mayor’s office in Pirmagrun. Scores of young men and boys rioted in front of government offices, smashing windows and destroying the small park across the street.
Protesters marching to Pirmagrun mayor Awat Tofiq’s office try to block the road with boulders. Demonstrators accused Tofiq of mismanagement. The mayor denied the accusations and went into hiding.
Protesters marching to Pirmagrun mayor Awat Tofiq’s office try to block the road with boulders. Demonstrators accused Tofiq of mismanagement. The mayor denied the accusations and went into hiding.
Riot police called in from the nearby city of Sulaimaniyah prepare to enter Pirmagrun after a day of rioting left dozens injured. Seventeen members of the security forces were hospitalised, a security chief told IWPR.
Riot police called in from the nearby city of Sulaimaniyah prepare to enter Pirmagrun after a day of rioting left dozens injured. Seventeen members of the security forces were hospitalised, a security chief told IWPR.
Thursday, 24 December, 2009
Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq
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