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Baghdad ends air blockade of Iraqi Kurdistan

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Iraqi authorities said today they had ended a nearly six-month air blockade imposed on Iraqi Kurdistan in response to its holding of an independence referendum.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the airports of Arbil and Sulaimaniyah were "again open to international flights".

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First Published: Mar 13 2018 | 4:10 PM IST

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