The Special Squad talks about opening the Green Zone: We have set a timetable

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7 minutes ago, Synopsis said:

 

      

 

Will SOME ONE, pray tell, tell ME (NOTE: ME) WHY, pray tell, I (NOTE: I) WAS so ignorant to BELIEVE the stated progress on removing ALL the concrete barriers was ONE (1) phase???!!!

 

HOW, pray tell, MANY PHASES ARE THERE TO REMOVE ALL THE CONCRETE BLOCKS???!!!

 

      

 

 I (NOTE: I) WAS SO EXCITED to BELIEVE POSITIVE news to accompany the, "ALL IS CLEAR" announcement!!!

 

      

 

Well, OK......................................................................................

 

Go Moola Nova (YYYEEEAAAHHH BBBAAABBBYYY!!!)!!!

I hear you brother Synopsis 🤣🤣 This is why we must remain patient in this investment, as you are. But sometimes, yes, a face palm is in order. Have a stellar weekend sir. 

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Just now, Wiljor said:

I hear you brother Synopsis 🤣🤣 This is why we must remain patient in this investment, as you are. But sometimes, yes, a face palm is in order. Have a stellar weekend sir. 

 

 AND YOU As Well (WITHOUT the face palm for YOU, of course) Mi Hermano, Wijor, AND !!!SALUD, DUDE!!! - Que Tenga Un Buen Fin De Semana Por Favor!!! 

 

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Reopening closed roads and removing thousands of concrete barriers in the Green Zone

Local | 02:22 - 18/05/2019

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News 
The security information cell announced Saturday, reopening the closed roads and the removal of thousands of concrete barriers in the Green Zone. 
"The security forces have reopened the closed roads in central Baghdad," the cell said in a statement received by Mawazine News, a copy of which said. 
"It removed thousands of concrete barriers in the Green Zone," she said

 

 

 

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18-05-2019 02:37 PM

Abdul Mahdi office reopens nine streets in Green Zone

 

 

Baghdad

The Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Adel Abdul Mahdi, Saturday, the congestion in the capital Baghdad fell by 60%, referring to the reopening of nine streets in the Green Zone.

"The government program promised the Iraqi citizen to return the joy and pleasure of years of hardship today," said the secretary of the prime minister, Lieutenant General Mohammad Hamid al-Bayati. "The streets of the Green Zone are open to the right and left to the north and south."

Al-Bayati added that "Nine streets (in the Green Zone) have been opened, and many of the concrete blocks have been lifted, so there are no obstacles and no barriers to the citizen." He added that "the congestion in Baghdad has decreased by 60%.

For his part, Major General Jassim Yahya of the leadership of the Special Division, said that "the number of concrete blocks raised from the Green Zone more than 7000 block, and went to the establishment of stores of wheat and barley to meet the needs of the farmer, according to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces."

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Iraq: Dispute over the freezing of US embassy procedures The government's decision to open the Green Zone

 

Baghdad Aktham Saif Eddin

19 May 2019

The US Embassy in Baghdad has frozen a decision taken by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi  earlier this month to open the fortified " Green Zone " in the center of the capital to the Iraqis in a comprehensive package of reforms promised after the end of last year.
While security officials have confirmed fears of targeting the embassy after the US-Iranian escalation , others have called for an Iraqi decision to be independent of external wills.

And the Green Zone, which houses the Iraqi government and the presidency of the Republic and security offices, the homes of senior officials, and a number of foreign diplomatic missions; most notably the US and British embassies, had opened parts of them after taking over the prime minister, such as the Olive Street and the suspension bridge, Early this month, a new date was scheduled last week, to open the area fully.

According to the previous government statement, the Green Zone was scheduled to be fully opened to Iraqis on 10 May, which has not yet happened.

"The decision to completely open the Green Zone has been frozen for reasons related to the current crisis in the region, and the US Embassy is taking strict measures around its surroundings and the headquarters of its staff in the Green Zone," a senior security official in the Baghdad Operations Command told the New Arab, .

He explained that "the US Embassy in Baghdad has reservations about the decision to open the Green Zone, especially as it stepped up alert in anticipation of any targeting may be exposed, and took intensive security measures in the vicinity within the region."

"The resolution has been postponed at least for the time being because of concerns expressed by members of foreign diplomatic missions in the Green Zone, especially the US, of a threat that might be faced by some armed factions loyal to Iran."

He stressed that "the Iraqi side can not overcome those fears, because the security decisions invalidate according to the reality on the ground, that any information indicates the seriousness of any decision, will lead to the freezing of automatically until the danger is gone."

This came at a time when the United States asked its "non-essential" government employees, its embassy staff in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil, to leave Iraq "immediately" and also tightened its security measures at a number of its military bases.

Iraqi politicians regretted the Iraqi government's silence on the decisions of many states regarding the status of their nationals in Iraq.

"Four foreign countries have demanded their citizens to be cautious and to leave, and others have stopped their activities in Iraq, while the government is on the sidelines," said Khalid al-Azzawi, a member of the Iraqi Communist Party.

He added that "the crisis between Tehran and Washington, while the echo in Iraq is stronger, and this confirms the extent of influence and the Iranian hegemony in Iraq, and its ability to manipulate the security and stability of the country."

Al-Azzawi said that "the decision to open the Green Zone in favor of the citizen ," asserting that "the government must be sovereign by its decisions, as it can not back down on a decision in accordance with external dictates and from any party."

He explained that "the decision serves the interest of the Iraqi citizen, which must be above the external interests," calling on the government to "continue to activate the resolution, and in particular that it promised to do so."

The government's failure to deliver on its promise to open the Green Zone in Baghdad has sparked criticism in the Iraqi street amid calls for no promises to be made.
Abu Jalal, one of the people of Baghdad for the "new Arab", that "the retreat from the resolution indicates the weakness of the Iraqi will to external forces The government must fulfill its promise and get rid of other wills," adding that "the government should not implicate itself promises not ability To implement them. "

 

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Abdul Mahdi's office reveals why the Green Zone was delayed 24 hours

Localities

2019-05-19 07:46

 

Source:

Alsumaria News

 

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Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bayati's personal secretary revealed on Sunday the reasons for the delay in opening the Green Zone for 24 hours, while he said it would open very soon.

Al-Bayati said in an interview with Alsumaria News that "the reasons for delaying the opening of the Green Zone 24 hours, is to restore the prestige of the streets that were affected by the abuses on the streets and sidewalks," noting that "the layers were broken and the return of sidewalks."

 

"The legislative door is the link between Karrada Mariam and the hanging bridge, and by opening the road, the citizen will undergo a qualitative change in the traffic," al-Bayati said. 

"All the concrete blocks have been lifted from the door of legislation and from the door of the Ministry of Defense. The road is being paved between Karrada Maryam and the hanging bridge. The next plan will be moved to the door of the Ministry of Defense," al-Bayati said.

 

On February 17, Secretary General Mohammed Humaid al-Bayati revealed that the Green Zone will be opened for 24 hours, indicating that the final stages of maintenance work for tunnels and roads have been reached in preparation for this.

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Follow-up Wednesday, May 22 2019 03:29 PM

 

After the fall of a missile .. A new security plan to secure the Green Zone in central Baghdad

 

A security source said that a new security plan will be implemented to secure the Green Zone in central Baghdad. 
The source said in a press statement that "the implementation of a plan to secure the Green Zone and protect it from missiles and mortars to prevent the recurrence of any other attack, as recently happened to the US Embassy in Baghdad," he said, "was coordinated with the security barriers fixed, and raise the level of caution in general" . 
He added that "the plan, which is shared by hundreds of security elements is not limited to monitoring, but there is coordination and effort to detect the ongoing intelligence to detect any movement," adding that "there is cooperation with the parents to report any movements, as well as aerial surveillance by Iraqi helicopters "He said. 
The source added that "the plan included inspections in a number of areas east of the capital," pointing out that "the plan will continue until further notice."
He pointed out that "the security leaders directed mobile patrol officers to deal firmly and professionally with any party outside the law, regardless of their affiliation and belonging," explaining that "the plan included the accountability of officers who are underprivileged, and personally supervised by the Prime Minister." 

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Security forces are lifting the concrete walls from the scene of major celebrations in the Green Zone

Local | 10:11 - 21/05/2019

 

 

 

 

Baghdad Mawazine News 

A security source said on Tuesday that concrete blocks had been removed from the big celebrations in Baghdad's Green Zone. 
The source told Mawazine News that the security services began to lift the concrete blocks from the scene of major celebrations in the Green Zone in Baghdad, which has been closed for 14 years. 
The Baghdad Operations Command and the Secretariat of Baghdad opened a large number of closed streets, as it continues to open the rest of the streets and remove abuses, especially after the improvement of the security situation in the capital Baghdad. 
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Halabousi office denies blocking the parliament's decision to open the green in front of vehicles

Editorial date: 2019/5/23 21:32 • 104 times scheduled

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) denied the Information Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohamed Halbousi, the news circulated by some media about blocking the presidency of the House of Representatives in front of the movement of vehicles.

"We confirm that the procedures for opening the Green Zone are governmental procedures not related to the House of Representatives, and that the area is open to the movement of vehicles, as well as the lifting of concrete barriers in front of the building of the Council similar to the institutions of the state," a statement of the office of Halaboussi said. Media to "be precise in the transmission of news". 
The Prime Minister's Office confirmed today that the decision to open the Green Zone is still unchanged, despite the incident of cross-border targeting in the region last Sunday.

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Office of the President of the House of Representatives issued an explanation on the obstruction of the Parliament of the functioning of vehicles

Political | 09:44 - 23/05/2019

 

 

 

 

Baghdad Mawazine News 

The Information Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohamed Halboussi, denied the news circulated by some media about the obstruction of the Presidency of the House of Representatives in front of the movement of vehicles. 
"We affirm that the procedures for opening the Green Zone are governmental measures not related to the House of Representatives, that the area is open to vehicular traffic, as well as the lifting of concrete barriers in front of the Council building similar to state institutions," the statement said. "He said. 
The Prime Minister's Office confirmed today that the decision to open the Green Zone is still unchanged, despite the incident of the targeting of rockets in the region last Sunday. 
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Two important streets in Baghdad have been closed for 15 years

Release date: 2019/6/2 13:58 • 34 times scheduled

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Amanah Baghdad announced the opening of two important closed streets in central Baghdad.

A statement of the secretariat received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it was "lifting the concrete blocks and the opening of Street 21 within the presidential box Mahalla 923 in Jadiriyah in addition to lifting the concrete blocks and the opening of the 8th Street within the 904 in Karrada." 
The statement added that "a joint effort included the Baghdad Operations Command, the Office of the Secretary of Baghdad and the Department of productive units and the municipality of Karrada, the streets were opened for municipal staff to campaign to clean and wash the streets, especially since it was closed since 2004."

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Iraq

Baghdad Green Zone to open 24 hours a day: Iraqi PM

By Rudaw 6 minutes ago

http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/030620193

Iraqi security forces remove concrete blast walls in Baghdad, Iraq, February 3, 2019. File photo: Khalid Mohammed / AP

 

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Reflecting the improved security situation in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone will be open 24 hours a day from Tuesday after years of strict entry controls, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said Sunday.

“With the beginning of Eid, we will open the Green [Zone for] 24 hours every day. Extra gates will be opened, including the Eastern Gate of the Ministry of Defense,” Abdul-Mahdi told reporters in his weekly press conference. 

“Neither the Americans nor the previous governments were able to do this,” he added.

The high-security zone in central Baghdad is home to the Iraqi parliament and the US embassy compound. It has been open to the public during daylight hours for several months, with entry restricted at night.

Although the capital has enjoyed a period of vastly improved security since the Islamic State group (ISIS) was declared defeated in Iraq in December 2017, the PM’s decision comes just weeks after a Katyusha rocket was fired at the Green Zone. 

No one was hurt in the on May 19 attack, which US officials have blamed on pro-Iran militias. 

The Green Zone was established by the US in 2003 to secure its embassy and Iraqi government institutions. Its blast walls and checkpoints, however, caused traffic chaos and left Iraqis feeling physically separated from their politicians.

Iraqis broke into the Green Zone during mass protests in 2016, led by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. 

Abdul-Mahdi made it a priority of his tenure to remove the blast walls around the Green Zone and to open the area to the public.

Last October he the PM said he wants the entire country to become a “Green Zone”. 

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The Green Zone in Baghdad opens its doors to Iraqis

After 16 years of "isolation"

Tuesday - 30 months Ramadan 1440 AH - 04 June 2019 AD Issue Number [14798]

 

 

 

Baghdad: Fadel Al Nashmi

Finally, after nearly 16 years of near-total isolation, the Iraqi government decided to open its heavily fortified stronghold of the Green Zone in Baghdad to citizens. Following a series of partial "conquests" of the presidential region approved by the government after Adel Abdul Mahdi took office in October last year, the latter announced yesterday, "All its gates (the Green Zone) were fully opened to citizens on the first day of Eid al-Fitr Blessed. 
Observers believe that this is a clear indication of the improvement of the security situation in Baghdad, after years of explosions and violence, some of which lasted the Green Zone, although fortified and surrounded by a large security fence and barbed wire and guarded by special protection regiments.
A source close to the Iraqi government «Middle East» that «the government of Abdul-Mahdi is determined to open the Green Zone as a final as well as the opening of Baghdad International Airport in front of the movement of passengers and lift all restrictions relating to the complexity of the arrival of passengers to the airport». It is known that Iraqi passengers are subjected to intensive search procedures in the "Abbas bin Firnas", about 10 kilometers, before arriving at the Baghdad airport hall by cars belonging to private companies, but senior Iraqi officials are not subject to this series of procedures and arrive at the terminal passengers by their own cars. 
Since 2003, when the United States launched its offensive against Iraq and overthrew its political system, the Green Zone was the seat of the occupation government led by US civil administrator Paul Bremer until 2004 and has become a permanent seat for successive Iraqi governments since then. 2003, the headquarters of the Baath Party dissolved.
The Green Zone has been linked to the Iraqi people's memory for more than a decade and a half since the American occupation, and the successive governments in a safe area, in contrast to the vulnerability of ordinary people to suicide attacks and the targeting of explosive belts and car bombs in markets and public places. 
It includes the Green Zone which lies on the Karkh side and on the west bank of the Tigris River, which divides Baghdad into two parts. It covers an area of about 10 square kilometers, the Presidential Palace, the Peace Palace and the conferences and the Iraqi parliament building, as well as the American and British embassies, and a large number of installations, Including the Ministry of Defense and the Grand Plaza, and the installation of the Unknown Soldier and the Rashid Hotel.
The Green Zone has three main sections, the first of which is called the "Legislation" section near the Republic Bridge and the Parliament building. The door is located on the eastern side of Al-Jadriya area in Karrada. It is reached via the suspended bridge. Another gate is located on the western side near Al- . Only government officials and members of parliament were permitted to pass through these roads according to special "security" cards, and the passage of ordinary citizens was prohibited, except in accordance with special security approvals and on the guarantee of one of the security guards working in the Green Zone. "It is no longer important to me, and perhaps to all the Baghdadi people, the politicians have protected themselves in times of distress. Today, after the violence has subsided, they have decided to reopen it," said the professor of philosophy at Mustansiriya University, Star Awad.
"However, the move may contribute to reducing the traffic congestion of the capital, which is encouraging anyway, if we are positive," Starr told Asharq Al Awsat.

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This says something HUGE!

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Open the green area around the clock .. and this next step

Editorial date: 2019/6/4 11:43 • 487 times read

The government opened the Green Zone in Baghdad to citizens on the first day of Eid al-Fitr and completely 24 hours after about 16 years of closure and after a series of partial conquests of the presidential area approved by the government after the accession of Adel Abdul-Mahdi as prime minister in October From last year.

Observers believe that this is a clear indication of the improvement of the security situation in Baghdad, after years of explosions and violence, some of which lasted the Green Zone, although fortified and surrounded by a large security fence and barbed wire and guarded by special protection regiments. 
A source close to the government said that "the government of Abdul Mahdi is determined to open the Green Zone on a final basis, as well as the opening of Baghdad International Airport in front of the movement of passengers and lifting all restrictions on the complexities of arrival of passengers to the airport." 
Iraqi passengers are under intense inspection at Abbas bin Firnas Square, about 10 kilometers from Baghdad airport, by private companies, but senior Iraqi officials are not subject to this series of procedures and arrive at the passenger lounge with their own cars.
Since 2003, when the United States launched its offensive against Iraq and overthrew the former regime, the Green Zone was the seat of the occupation government led by US civil administrator Paul Bremer until 2004 and has become the permanent headquarters of successive Iraqi governments since that date. To the governments of the dissolved Baath Party. 
The Green Zone has been associated with the Iraqi people's memory for more than a decade and a half, and the successive governments are in a safe area, in return for the vulnerability of ordinary people to suicide attacks and the targeting of explosive belts and car bombs in markets and public places.
It includes the Green Zone which lies on the Karkh side and on the west bank of the Tigris River, which divides Baghdad into two parts. It covers an area of about 10 square kilometers, the Presidential Palace, the Palace of Peace and conferences, the Parliament building, the American and British embassies and a large number of establishments, ministries and government institutions. Including the Ministry of Defense and the Grand Plaza, and the installation of the Unknown Soldier and the Rashid Hotel. 
The Green Zone has three main sections: the first is the northern side and is called the Legislative Gate near the Republic Bridge and the Parliament Building. The door is located on the eastern side of Al-Jadriya area in Karrada and is reached via the suspended bridge.
Government officials and members of Parliament were allowed to pass through these roads according to special security cards, and the passage of ordinary citizens was forbidden, except in accordance with special security approvals and on the sponsorship of one of the security guards working in the Green Zone.

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The Prime Minister announces the opening of the Green Zone and all its gates 24 hours from the first day of the feast

Sunday 02 June 2019 - 16:53

Baghdad - conscious

Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced on Sunday the opening of the Green Zone and all its gates on the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

"The security situation in the country is stable, but it is sensitive and can not afford to exploit it politically because a supporter will benefit from that," he said at his weekly press conference.

He added that "the Kirkuk bombings were disturbing for us, but young media exaggeration and exaggeration of the ongoing security events."

 

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Baghdad to open Green Zone to 24 hours a day: PM

Tuesday، 04 June 2019 03:12 PM

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/41322/Baghdad-to-open-Green-Zone-to-24-hours-a-day-PM
 

Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone will be open 24 hours a day from Tuesday after years of strict entry controls, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said Sunday.

“With the beginning of Eid, we will open the Green Zone for 24 hours every day. Extra gates will be opened, including the Eastern Gate of the Ministry of Defense,” Abdul-Mahdi told reporters during his weekly press conference.

The high-security zone in central Baghdad is home to the Iraqi parliament and the US embassy compound.

It has been open to the public during daylight hours for several months, with entry restricted at night.

The Green Zone was established by the US in 2003 to secure its embassy and Iraqi government institutions.

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2019/06/04 12:48

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The opening of the Green Zone in downtown Baghdad with the start of Eid al-Fitr

BAGHDAD - The government opened the Green Zone in Baghdad to citizens on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in full 24 hours after 16 years of closure and after a series of partial conquests of the presidential area approved by the government after the accession of Adel Abdul Mahdi as prime minister in October of the year the past.

Observers believe that this is a clear indication of the improvement of the security situation in Baghdad, after years of explosions and violence, some of which lasted the Green Zone, although fortified and surrounded by a large security fence and barbed wire and guarded by special protection regiments.

A source close to the government said that "the government of Abdul Mahdi is determined to open the Green Zone on a final basis, as well as the opening of Baghdad International Airport in front of the movement of passengers and lifting all restrictions on the complexities of arrival of passengers to the airport." 
Iraqi passengers are under intense inspection at Abbas bin Firnas Square, about 10 kilometers from Baghdad airport, by private companies, but senior Iraqi officials are not subject to this series of procedures and arrive at the passenger lounge with their own cars.

Since 2003, when the United States launched its offensive against Iraq and overthrew the former regime, the Green Zone was the seat of the occupation government led by US civil administrator Paul Bremer until 2004 and has become the permanent headquarters of successive Iraqi governments since that date. To the governments of the dissolved Baath Party.

The Green Zone has been associated with the Iraqi people's memory for more than a decade and a half, and the successive governments are in a safe area, in return for the vulnerability of ordinary people to suicide attacks and the targeting of explosive belts and car bombs in markets and public places.

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The heart of Baghdad is breathing open the streets of the Green Zone

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BAGHDAD - The Green Zone, which has long been the symbol of Saddam Hussein's regime, has become a symbol of US occupation and has become the preserve of government officials to open its doors to all Iraqis, most of whom have been denied passage in the heart of Baghdad.

The public has not been able to enter the Green Zone for 16 years, until a few months ago the authorities issued a resolution allowing passage through its streets for limited hours each day. However, this area, which stretches much of it on the banks of the Tigris, returned from Tuesday, the first day of Eid al-Fitr to receive everyone and allowed to pass through its streets day and night.

"With the start of the Eid, the Green Zone will open 24 hours and additional gates will be opened, including the gate leading to the Ministry of Defense," Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi told a news conference on Sunday.

The Muslims of Iraq, like other Muslim countries, celebrate Eid al-Fitr from Tuesday.

Abu Majid, a 49-year-old taxi driver, speaking from his car amid a gorge over the Republican Bridge (center), welcomed the opening of the Green Zone, saying "the traffic will be better and the traffic will be better" on the streets.

"This is the joy of people," said the man, who has not set foot in the Green Zone for years with a smile, saying "because the crowds will be down in the streets of Baghdad."

Cultural complexes and complexes

This spot, which is divided by wide streets, does not know the hustle and spread on its sides beautiful green trees, many symbols for the Iraqis, especially for the vast capital Baghdad and inhabited by nearly eight million people.

In addition to alleviating the suffering of people from traffic jams, especially during the hot summer season, which lasts several months, the Green Zone has great meanings for this city, which was the capital of the Abbasid state and an important cultural center for years, before being hijacked by sectarian violence in the years following the invasion of Iraq.

Until the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, this 10-square-kilometer area, located in the heart of Baghdad, was the site of presidential palaces, the House of Representatives and other important headquarters.

Prior to the invasion, most of the Green Zone's homes were reserved for prominent officials and members of the Baath Party, which ruled the country for decades, with statues and stone arches similar to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. However, its streets were not forbidden to Iraqis.

However, after the entry of the occupation tanks to Baghdad in April 2003, this spot, which was taken from a holy shrine on one side, turned into a green area, unlike the rest of the city of Baghdad, which became a red zone due to deteriorating security and escalating violence.

It is not known what is going on in this fortress isolated completely because of the placement of cement barriers and barbed wire even on the Tigris River, after it was receiving Iraqi families, especially on the weekend to visit the beautiful monuments and cultural complexes.

Over the past few years, only a few Iraqis have been able to enter the region after undergoing a series of stringent security measures, including obtaining special cards.

Break the transcendental feeling

In the past years, the region has not been populated by government officials, politicians, political parties, Americans, Britons and foreigners. Their embassy is located in this highly-favored area, while the rest of Baghdad lives in the opposite reality.

Political analyst Ghaleb Shabandar said that the reopening of the streets of the Green Zone carries many meanings.

For his part, believes security analyst Fadel Abu Ragheef, saying that the re-opening of the Green Zone "bear local returns to win the people and break the psychological barriers caused by the presence of the Green Zone," adding, "At the international level is a confirmation that the security situation has become reassuring and investment companies can work In Iraq, and that Iraq has become a whole green area. "

"Is the Green Zone a miracle?" Said Abu Sadiq, 40, a day laborer in an electrical appliances shop in central Baghdad. "We have had 15 years (since the fall of Saddam Hussein) and they have not given us anything." "People need to address unemployment and improve services such as electricity, water, health and others," he said.

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Deputy calls on the Prime Minister to be more serious Open corruption files

05/06/2019

 

 

 

(Independent) .. MP Hoshyar Abdullah called on Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi to open files of corruption related to personalities in the current government and former governments in conjunction with the opening of the Green Zone, and include the fight against corruption in Iraq in full, including the Kurdistan region.

Abdullah said today, "While we commend the performance of Mr. Adel Abdul Mahdi, this step of opening the Green Zone fully in front of citizens, after there were promises to open but did not implement and not just a media fuss, we hope to open with the Green Zone all files Corruption in the current government and previous governments, especially since there are names known to have suspicions of corruption and there is evidence of corruption, and therefore hope that Mr. Abdul Mahdi seriously in Fatah files of corruption as was seriously in the opening of the Green Zone.

"In accordance with the Constitution and the federal laws, the fight against corruption must be comprehensive at the level of Iraq in full, that includes Kurdistan, and not only in the provinces of the federal government, especially that the region has a lot of corruption files waiting for those who open it and hold those involved."

 

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 21:13

 

 

 

The entire Green Zone was opened in Baghdad after 16 years of closure

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BAGHDAD - 

The Iraqi government opened all streets of the heavily fortified Green Zone, which lies in the center of the Iraqi capital Baghdad and includes the headquarters of the government and embassies of countries including America and Britain, in front of traffic around the clock with the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, Al Mubarak Security, which is characterized by high flexibility, is proceeding as planned. The leadership said in a press statement published by the Ministry of Defense and received "home", a copy of him that "the plan of Eid al-Fitr is characterized by high flexibility and does not include roadblocks such as previous years for the purpose of facilitating traffic in the capital Baghdad."



"The plan is based on securing places of worship, commercial markets and recreational places which are witnessing great demand. This plan is the first after opening the streets and lifting the concrete blocks and reducing the controls," the statement said, adding that "it will depend on the intelligence effort and the cooperation of citizens." 

The Security Committee in the Baghdad Provincial Council that "the emphasis and security emphasis will be clear in the vicinity of religious and tourist centers." 

"The Baghdad Operations Command has deployed more than 1,750 security personnel in addition to the security forces operating in the capital, in addition to 1,700 patrols that will be added to patrols operating day and night in the capital," said Saad al-Muttalibi, a member of the committee.

"There are two brigades, two brigades and two secretaries, all dedicated to securing the capital, especially near the religious and tourist centers, where these forces were called from the federal police and the army." 

He explained that "the security situation is very good despite the occurrence of some fires in the capital, where Baghdad has seen a significant security tightening, especially during the last days of Ramadan to the days of Eid." 

The Directorate of Facilities Protection and Personalities that "its forces participated in the security plan for the Eid al-Fitr, which entered into force."

In a press statement received by Al-Watan, Assistant to the Directorate of Facilities Protection Brigadier-General Fares Radhi Abbas Al-Amiri said that "the forces of protection of the facilities spread around parks, public places, mosques, Husseiniat and places of worship that are crowded with the beginning of the feast." Has a role throughout the days and nights of Ramadan with the protection of "150" intersections in the capital with the public and recreational places frequented by citizens after breakfast, in addition to spread near "251" mosque and mosque. 

He added that "the forces of protection of the facilities with all elements and even women often share with the forces occupying the ground in the search for weapons and the search for wanted."

The Iraqi government opened the streets of the Green Zone 16 years after its closure. The 10-square-kilometer area of the Tigris River in the heart of Baghdad has been under strict security and has been denied access by the public since 2003 

. Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi received a copy of the opening of the Green Zone in a final and complete manner. 

The statement added that "the number of streets opened in the region is 10 streets, referring to the lifting of 12 thousand blocks of concrete from the region." 

"The return of the opening of the streets of the Green Zone carries many meanings and represents a break for the arrogance of those in the Green Zone because these barriers and barriers make them feel strong and immune and distinct from others, which will contribute to breaking this feeling transcendent," said political analyst Yacoub Mahdi.

Mahdi said that "the reopening of the Green Zone bear local returns to win the people and break the psychological barriers caused by the presence of the Green Zone," explaining that "at the international level is a confirmation that the security situation has become reassuring and investment companies can work in Iraq, Green ". 

Many residents of Baghdad welcomed the opening of the Green Zone in full because this step will contribute to reducing traffic congestion in the streets of Baghdad on a daily basis during official working hours.

[6ly410]

 

[10 YEARS LATER]

Can’t help it .... thought I would see something blow up. 

[Wiljor]

2 hours ago, 6ly410 said:

 

Looking good, thanks for sharing 6ly410