These protests had occurred during the Iraqi civil war and the military intervention against ISIL, which were mostly fought in northern Iraq.
وقد حدثت هذه الاحتجاجات أثناء الحرب الأهلية العراقية والتدخل العسكري ضد داعش ، والتي كانت في معظمها تدور في شمال العراق.