degree offers limited access to fortified area in Iraqi capital housing political institutions and embassies,with most streets still requiring special badgeIraq’s prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, and on Sunday announced that Baghdads Green Zone was open to the public for the first time in 12 years,albeit with many remaining restrictions.
The roughly 10-square-kilometre (four-square-mile) heavily fortified area in the heart of Baghdad is home to the country’s top political institutions and embassies. Related: Red Cross says clash in Syria and Iraq causing 'alarming' $82m hole in finances Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com