Protesters gather in Kirkuk to mark 7th anniversary of October 25 protests
KIRKUK, IRAQ - OCTOBER 25: Security measures are taken as demonstrators gather at Governorate Square in central Kirkuk, Iraq, on October 25, 2026, to mark the 7th anniversary of the nationwide "October 25 Protests." The grassroots protest movement, which originally erupted in 2019 over rampant corruption, soaring unemployment, and inadequate public services, led to the resignation of the government at the time; participants reiterated their demands for comprehensive political and economic reforms. Ali Makram Ghareeb; Zeynep Şerife Koca; Anadolu Ajansı
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