sulaimaniyah iraq kurdish protesters anger years austerity unpaid public sector salaries set fire offices political party near city sulaimaniyah monday demand iraq semi-autonomous kurdistan regional government krg quit social media footage show build belong rule kurdish democratic party kdp fire spokesman coalition partner government patriotic union kurdistan puk tell reuters office belong also set ablaze protesters two party offices torch local media report reuters able independently verify fire kdp puk offices iraqi state television report offices several kurdish political party set fire without name party tension high region since central government baghdad impose tough measure krg unilaterally hold independence referendum sept. 25 kurds vote overwhelmingly secede move defiance baghdad also alarm neighbor turkey iran kurdish minorities least 3,000 kurdish demonstrators gather sulaimaniyah protest monday krg men women carry sign kurdish arabic english tell executive legislative branch krg want go hold red card make point stop 26 years robbery wrong decisions one read teachers hospital workers public sector employees demand regional government pay wag say pay three years protest different early ones kurdish public ask government something ask executive legislature leave say protester kameran gulpi decade follow 2003 u.s.-led invasion iraq kurdistan insulate violence plague rest country enjoy economic boom fuel rise iraqi oil revenues region receive share bubble begin deflate early 2014 baghdad central government slash fund krg build oil pipeline turkey pursuit economic independence september referendum iraqi government respond seize kurdish-held kirkuk territory dispute kurds central government also ban direct flight kurdistan demand control border cross kurdish protesters set fire party offices northern iraq