[Iraq] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Gas cylinder distributors staged a peaceful protest in Kirkuk governorate on April 1, 2025, opposing the implementation of an electronic sales system (Qanina application) for gas cylinder transactions. The event represents a localized commercial dispute with low immediate severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether similar protests spread to other Iraqi governorates or disrupt broader energy distribution networks.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of protests to other Iraqi regions or escalation beyond peaceful demonstrations
• Track any official government response to distributor concerns about the electronic sales mandate