A Sunni member of the Iraqi cabinet resigned on Tuesday after security forces moved in against Sunni protesters in the north of the country, sparking clashes that left dozens dead, an official said.
“The minister of education, Mohammed Ali Tamim, resigned from his post after the Iraqi army forces broke into the area of the sit-in in Kirkuk” province, the official from Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlak’s office said.
“The resignation is final, and there will be no going back,” the official added.
Iraq Sunni minister quits after deadly clashes
