Baghdad's Green Zone Reopens to the Public

Iraqi security officials say Baghdad's Green Zone area, the heavily fortified strip on the west bank of the Tigris River, is now open to the public around the clock. Maj. Gen. Jassim Yahya Abd Ali tells The Associated Press that the area that houses the U.S. Embassy and Iraqi government offices is now open "twenty-four hours a day without any exceptions or conditions."   The area was closed to the public since the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq to topple dictator Saddam...

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