A protester was shot dead and a dozen wounded on Saturday during clashes between ethnic groups in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk that broke out after days of tensions, security forces and police said.
The dispute centres on occupation of a building in Kirkuk that served as the headquarters for the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the past but which the Iraqi army has used a base since 2017.
The violence was sparked when a group of Kurdish protesters approached the camp on Saturday, police said. Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani ordered a curfew in the city to prevent an escalation of the violence, and called on all "political parties, social organizations, and community leaders to play their part in preventing strife and preserving security, stability, and order," according to a statement from the prime minister's office.
Kurdish forces controlled Kirkuk city after driving Islamic State out in 2014 but were ejected by the Iraqi army in 2017, bringing the city back under Baghdad's control.
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