Kurdish clashes raise tension as opposition cries foul in Iraq vote

By John Davison and Ali Sultan KIRKUK/SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - No sooner had polls closed in Iraq's Kurdish city of Sulaimaniya than anger at an unexpected sweep for its maligned dominant party boiled over. Gunfire between rival militias quickly erupted. The nighttime clashes had subsided by Sunday morning as Iraq's election commission tallied the final results of a nationwide legislative vote.

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