Local newspapers in Iraq's Kurdistan region describe traffic accidents in the region as "white terrorism." Accidents kill more than two people every day, and they are the third leading cause of death in the province's cities.
Statistics from the Directorate General of Traffic in the Kurdistan region indicate that 567 traffic deaths were recorded in 2012 — including 197 in Erbil, 197 in Sulaymaniyah, 109 in Dohuk, 45 in Garmian and 19 in Soran. More than 3,000 cases of injury were reported, including 969 in Erbil, 1,075 in Sulaymaniyah, 545 in Dohuk, 472 in Soran and 80 in Garmian.