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The skyline of the city is shown August 5, 2002 in Baghdad, Iraq. The nation celebrated the 14th anniversary of the end of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran War August 8, 2002 with a wreath laying ceremony and a military parade. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein used the occasion to announce that he is not afraid of U.S. military threats. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images) Image used for illustrative purpose
The Baghdad Kirkuk Road rehabilitation project completion rate has reached 92 percent, Ministry of Planning’s spokesperson Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi said.
In April 2023, Zawya Projects had reported that project completion rate had reached 67 percent.
Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi told Zawya Projects that the project will be completed by April 2024.
He added that the project, upon completion, will contribute to eliminating traffic jam and congestion, reducing traffic accidents, facilitating the flow of traffic and commercial movement to the northern governorates.
(Reporting by Majda Muhsen; Editing by Anoop Menon)
(anoop.menon@lseg.com)
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