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Last week, regional authorities announced that more than 30% of Kurdistan region now had 24-hour, state-provided electricity.

One killed as Iraqi Kurds protest power cuts

  • Residents in the Rawandz region said protesters had taken to the streets and blocked a main highway leading to a border crossing with Iran
  • Security forces intervened to open the road, leading to clashes, they said, with the demonstrations ending shortly after
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