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Sun, 2023-01-08 10:57
BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities reopened Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday in an attempt to ease traffic jams in the capital after it was closed and reopened several times in recent years.
Starting in the early hours of the day, Iraqi authorities removed checkpoints and opened major roads and tunnels that cut through the zone on the west bank of the Tigris River. Cars will be allowed to pass through the area while trucks will be banned, officials said.
![Cars queue in traffic on a road leading to the entrance of Baghdad’s Green Zone, on January 8, 2023, after the Prime Minister’s office announced the reopening of roads and tunnels in the heavily-guarded area. (AFP)](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.asianewsday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Iraq-reopens-Baghdads-Green-Zone-to-ease-traffic-jams.jpg?media=1711926444)
![Iraqi security forces stand guard as they check motorists entering the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP)](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.asianewsday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1673208849_904_Iraq-reopens-Baghdads-Green-Zone-to-ease-traffic-jams.jpg?media=1711926444)
![Iraqi security forces stand guard as they check motorists entering the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP)](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.asianewsday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1673208849_924_Iraq-reopens-Baghdads-Green-Zone-to-ease-traffic-jams.jpg?media=1711926444)
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