The oil-rich province of Kirkuk has been the focus of some of Iraq’s worst post-Islamic State violence.
Four protesters were shot dead on Saturday in clashes between ethnic groups in Kirkuk that broke out after days of tensions. Police and medical sources said all four were Kurdish. But security forces had deployed additional troops on the streets to “prevent violence and protect civilians”, he said. Military helicopters flew over the city on Sunday, according to four Kirkuk residents who spoke to Reuters by phone.
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